allegation
/ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
"allegation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allegation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #14,879 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #14,879
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
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 | allegation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #14,879 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “allegation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for allegation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #14,879 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 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 allegation, with forms such as "alegation", "alelgation", and "alleagtion". 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 4 confusable-pair relationships, "allocation", "alteration", "alleviation", 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 allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. See allege. The correct English form is allegation, spelled A-L-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An assertion, especially an accusation, not necessarily based on facts.
- 2The act of alleging.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French allégation, from Latin allegatio, from allegare. See allege.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: alegation,alelgation,alleagtion,allegaiton,allegasion,allegatino,allegationn,allegatoin,allegattion,alleggation,allegtaion,allgeation,lalegation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of allegation - 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 “allegation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæl.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “allocation” - see the side-by-side comparison. allegation vs allocation
- 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.