admiration

/ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

//ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"admiration" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“admiration” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,086. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,086
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful

Corpus desk

Index EN-admiration · admiration · English

admiration · rank #13,086 · 15 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,086
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH accumulation

Nearest frequency peer: accumulation (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “admiration”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “admiration” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

admiration vs adoration
80% similar
admiration vs aspiration
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for admiration
PropertyValue
Headwordadmiration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,086
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “admiration”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).admirationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “accumulation” (#13,085), “aesthetics” (#13,087), “abide” (#13,084). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “admiration” is #13,086. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around admiration (IPA /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,086 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for admiration, with forms such as "addmiration", "adimration", and "admiartion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "adoration", "aspiration", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate. The correct English form is admiration, spelled A-D-M-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
  2. 2
    Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
  3. 3
    Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how admiration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. admiration of a war hero
  2. They looked at the landscape in admiration.

Etymology

From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.

Synonyms

approvalappreciationadorationreverencewonderworship

This word in other languages

admiración(Español)admiration(Français)Bewunderung(Deutsch)admiração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addmiration
  • adimration
  • admiartion
  • admiraiton
  • admirasion
  • admiratino
  • admirationn
  • admiratoin
  • admirattion
  • admirration
  • admirtaion
  • admmiration
  • admriation
  • amdiration
  • damiration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of admiration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

addmiration1adimration2admiartion2admiraiton2admirasion1admiratino2admirationn1admiratoin2
Edit distance from "admiration"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "admiration"?
"admiration" is spelled A-D-M-I-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "admiration" mean?
As a noun, "admiration" means: A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
What words are commonly confused with "admiration"?
"admiration" is commonly confused with "adoration", "aspiration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "admiration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "admiration" is /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "admiration"?
From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "admiration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

aesthetics#13,087Williamson#13,080suppressed#13,067respecting#13,050

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

scholarly15 variantsprosperous15 variantspertaining15 variantsexposition15 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list