appropriations

/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz/

//əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz// noun

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"appropriations" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“appropriations” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,014. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#18,014
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
19
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of appropriation

Corpus desk

Index EN-appropriations · appropriations · English

appropriations · rank #18,014 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #18,014
  • LEN-MEGA 14 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 19 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ankara

Nearest frequency peer: Ankara (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “appropriations”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “appropriations” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

appropriations vs appropriation
93% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for appropriations
PropertyValue
Headwordappropriations
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz/
Letters14
Frequency rank#18,014
Misspellings tracked19
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “appropriations”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).appropriationslands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Ankara” (#18,013), “apron” (#18,015), “archaic” (#18,016). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “appropriations” is #18,014. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around appropriations (IPA /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,014 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of appropriation".

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for appropriations, with forms such as "apporpriations", "appropirations", and "approppriations". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "appropriation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is appropriations, spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of appropriation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • apporpriations
  • appropirations
  • approppriations
  • appropraitions
  • appropriaitons
  • appropriatinos
  • appropriationns
  • appropriationss
  • appropriatiosn
  • appropriatoins
  • appropriattions
  • appropritaions
  • approprriations
  • approrpiations
  • apprporiations
  • apprropriations
  • apropriations
  • aprpopriations
  • papropriations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of appropriations - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

apporpriations2appropirations2approppriations1appropraitions2appropriaitons2appropriatinos2appropriationns1appropriationss1
Edit distance from "appropriations"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "appropriations"?
"appropriations" is spelled A-P-P-R-O-P-R-I-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz/.
What does "appropriations" mean?
As a noun, "appropriations" means: plural of appropriation
What words are commonly confused with "appropriations"?
"appropriations" is commonly confused with "appropriation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "appropriations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "appropriations" is /əˌpɹoʊpɹiˈeɪʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "appropriations" come from?
"appropriations" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "appropriations", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list