adjudication
/ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/
"adjudication" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“adjudication” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #38,707 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #38,707
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | adjudication |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #38,707 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “adjudication” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for adjudication is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #38,707 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for adjudication, with forms such as "addjudication", "adjduication", and "adjjudication". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -tion. The correct English form is adjudication, spelled A-D-J-U-D-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of adjudicating, of reaching a judgement.
- 2A judgment or sentence.
- 3The decision upon the question of whether the debtor is a bankrupt.
- 4The process of identifying the type of material or device that set off an alarm and assessing the potential threat with corresponding implications for the need to take further action.
- 5A process by which land is attached as security or in satisfaction of a debt.
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin adiudicatio, adiudicationem. By surface analysis, adjudicate + -tion.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: addjudication,adjduication,adjjudication,adjudciation,adjuddication,adjudiaction,adjudicaiton,adjudicasion,adjudicatino,adjudicationn,adjudicatoin,adjudicattion,adjudiccation,adjudictaion,adjuidcation,adujdication,ajdudication,dajudication
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adjudication - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “adjudication”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-D-J-U-D-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ə(d)ˌd͡ʒu.dɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.