adulation

/ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/

//ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“adulation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #46,891. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#46,891
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Flattery; fulsome praise.

Corpus desk

Index EN-adulation · adulation · English

adulation · rank #46,891 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #46,891
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH adherent

Nearest frequency peer: adherent (-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 “adulation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “adulation” 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).

adulation vs ablation
78% similar
adulation vs adoration
78% similar

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

Key facts for adulation
PropertyValue
Headwordadulation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#46,891
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “adulation”

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).adulationlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “adherent” (#46,890), “aforesaid” (#46,893), “Afridi” (#46,894). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “adulation” is #46,891. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around adulation (IPA /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #46,891 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Flattery; fulsome praise.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for adulation, with forms such as "addulation", "adluation", and "adualtion". 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, "ablation", "adoration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery”). The correct English form is adulation, spelled A-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Flattery; fulsome praise.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He was uncomfortable with the adulation from his fans.
  2. Now all this was very fine, but not at all in keeping with the Celebrity's character as I had come to conceive it. The idea that adulation ever cloyed on him was ludicrous in itself. In fact I thought the whole story fishy, and came very near to saying so.

Etymology

From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery”).

This word in other languages

adulation(Français)Lobhudelei(Deutsch)adulação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • addulation
  • adluation
  • adualtion
  • adulaiton
  • adulasion
  • adulatino
  • adulationn
  • adulatoin
  • adulattion
  • adullation
  • adultaion
  • audlation
  • daulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of adulation - 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.

addulation1adluation2adualtion2adulaiton2adulasion1adulatino2adulationn1adulatoin2
Edit distance from "adulation"

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 "adulation"?
"adulation" is spelled A-D-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/.
What does "adulation" mean?
As a noun, "adulation" means: Flattery; fulsome praise.
What words are commonly confused with "adulation"?
"adulation" is commonly confused with "ablation", "adoration". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "adulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "adulation" is /ˌædʒʊˈleɪʃən/. 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 "adulation"?
From French adulation, from Latin adulātio (“flattery”). 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 "adulation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

aforesaid#46,893Zuckerman#46,879Zealander#46,878womanizer#46,870

Similar misspelling depth

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

wrenches13 variantsbackstop13 variantswashable13 variantsbinocular13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list