allocution
/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/
"allocution" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allocution” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
Corpus desk
Index EN-allocution · allocution · English
allocution · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "A" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | allocution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “allocution” in English
Rare enough to double-check
allocution is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for allocution, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin allocūtiō (“address”). The correct English form is allocution, spelled A-L-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
- 2The question put to a convicted defendant by a judge after the rendering of the verdict in a trial, in which the defendant is asked whether he or she wishes to make a statement to the court before sentencing; the statement made by a defendant in response to such a question; the legal right of a defendant to make such a statement.
- 3The legal right of a victim, in some jurisdictions, to make a statement to a court prior to sentencing of a defendant convicted of a crime causing injury to that victim; the actual statement made to a court by a victim.
- 4A pronouncement by a pope to an assembly of church officials concerning a matter of church policy.
- 5The mode of information dissemination in which media broadcasts are transmitted to multiple receivers with no or very limited capability of a two-way exchange of information.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how allocution appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Minister of War, in a barrack-square allocution to the officers of the artillery regiment he had been inspecting, had declared the national honour sold to foreigners.
The term "allocution" refers to the personal right of a defendant to make a statement on his own behalf in an attempt to affect sentencing. . . . The word "allocution" is also frequently used . . . to describe the statement made by a defendant during a guilty plea proceeding.
Etymology
From Latin allocūtiō (“address”).
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.