allocution
/alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/
"allocution" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“allocution” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A formal speech, especially one which is regarded as authoritative and forceful.
| 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) |
Where “allocution” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for allocution is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
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.
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.
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Using “allocution”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-L-L-O-C-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /alə(ʊ)ˈkjuːʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.