amplification
/ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
"amplification" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“amplification” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #24,651 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #24,651
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | amplification |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #24,651 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “amplification” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for amplification is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #24,651 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for amplification, with forms such as "amlpification", "ammplification", and "ampilfication". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin amplificātiō, from amplificō (“I amplify”); see amplify. Etymology tree Latin amplus Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification The correct English form is amplification, spelled A-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act, or result of amplifying, enlarging, extending or adding.
- 2The act, or result of independently increasing some quantity, especially voltage, power or current.
- 3Gain.
- 4The using of the polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for isolating and exponentially amplifying a fragment or sequence of DNA.
- 5A procedure used in the nomenclature of complex organic compounds in which the superatoms of a basic structure (a phane) are replaced by cyclic structures (amplificants).
- 6A translation technique that involves adding content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
Etymology
From Latin amplificātiō, from amplificō (“I amplify”); see amplify. Etymology tree Latin amplus Latin -ficō Latin amplificō Proto-Indo-European *-tisder. Proto-Italic *-tjō Latin -tiō Latin amplificātiōlbor. English amplification
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: amlpification,ammplification,ampilfication,amplfiication,amplifciation,ampliffication,amplifiaction,amplificaiton,amplificasion,amplificatino,amplificationn,amplificatoin,amplificattion,amplificcation,amplifictaion,ampliifcation,ampllification,ampplification,apmlification,maplification
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of amplification - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “amplification”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-M-P-L-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌæmplɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- 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.