agitation
/ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
"agitation" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“agitation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,566 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,566
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | agitation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #22,566 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “agitation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for agitation is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,566 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 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for agitation, with forms such as "aggitation", "agiattion", and "agitaiton". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "aviation", "agitator", "animation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”). The correct English form is agitation, spelled A-G-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of agitating, or the state of being agitated; the state of being disrupted with violence, or with irregular action; commotion.
- 2A disturbance of personal tranquillity; disturbance of someone's peace of mind.
- 3Excitement of public feeling by discussion, appeals, etc.
- 4Examination or consideration of a subject in controversy, or of a plan proposed for adoption; earnest discussion; debate.
- 5Putting into motion by shaking or stirring, often to achieve mixing.
Etymology
From French agitation, from Latin agitātiō (“movement, agitation”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aggitation,agiattion,agitaiton,agitasion,agitatino,agitationn,agitatoin,agitattion,agittaion,agittation,agtiation,aigtation,gaitation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of agitation - 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.
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 “agitation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-G-I-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ædʒ.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aviation” - see the side-by-side comparison. agitation vs aviation
- 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.