adoration

/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

//ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"adoration" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“adoration” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,973. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,973
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
5
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of religious worship.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adoration · adoration · English

adoration · rank #24,973 · 13 variants · 5 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,973
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 5 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH acknowledgment

Nearest frequency peer: acknowledgment (-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 “adoration”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adoration” 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).

adoration vs adulation
78% similar
adoration vs adsorption
80% similar
adoration vs abortion
78% similar

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

Key facts for adoration
PropertyValue
Headwordadoration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#24,973
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs5
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adoration”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).adorationlands 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 “acknowledgment” (#24,972), “affectionately” (#24,974), “abundantly” (#24,971). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adoration” is #24,973. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around adoration (IPA /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,973 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for adoration, with forms such as "addoration", "adoartion", and "adoraiton". 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 5 confusable-pair relationships, "adulation", "adsorption", "abortion", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation. The correct English form is adoration, spelled A-D-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of religious worship.
  2. 2
    Admiration or esteem.
  3. 3
    The act of adoring; loving devotion or fascination.
  4. 4
    The selection of a pope by acclamation and before any formal ballot (excluded as a voting method in 1621 by Pope Gregory XV).
  5. 5
    Worship of Christ in the Eucharistic host in the Catholic Church, often while exposed in a monstrance.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. We incessantly look forward, and endeavour, by prayers, adoration, and sacrifice, to appease those unknown powers, whom we find, by experience, so able to afflict and oppress us.
  2. […] if she can create the sense of beauty in people whose lives have been sordid and ugly...she is worthy of all your adoration, worthy of the adoration of the world.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation.

Antonyms

disdain

This word in other languages

adoración(Español)adoration(Français)Anbetung(Deutsch)adoração(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addoration
  • adoartion
  • adoraiton
  • adorasion
  • adoratino
  • adorationn
  • adoratoin
  • adorattion
  • adorration
  • adortaion
  • adroation
  • aodration
  • daoration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adoration - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

addoration1adoartion2adoraiton2adorasion1adoratino2adorationn1adoratoin2adorattion1
Edit distance from "adoration"

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 "adoration"?
"adoration" is spelled A-D-O-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "adoration" mean?
As a noun, "adoration" means: An act of religious worship.
What words are commonly confused with "adoration"?
"adoration" is commonly confused with "adulation", "adsorption", "abortion". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adoration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adoration" is /ˌæ.dəˈɹeɪ.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 "adoration"?
Borrowed from Middle French adoration, from Latin adōrātiō, adōrātiōnem (“worship, adoration”), from adōrō (“beseech; adore, worship”), from ad (“to, towards”) + ōrō (“beg”). From adore + -ation. 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 "adoration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

Armageddon13 variantsworkable13 variantsBathurst13 variantstungsten13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list