aquaculture
/ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/
"aquaculture" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“aquaculture” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #27,050 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #27,050
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | aquaculture |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,050 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “aquaculture” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for aquaculture is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/. Corpus data places it at rank #27,050 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for aquaculture, with forms such as "aqauculture", "aqquaculture", and "aquacculture". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From aqua- + culture. The correct English form is aquaculture, spelled A-Q-U-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-E.
Definition
- 1The cultivation of aquatic produce such as aquatic plants, fish, and other aquatic animals.
Etymology
From aqua- + culture.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aqauculture,aqquaculture,aquacculture,aquacluture,aquacullture,aquacultrue,aquacultture,aquacultuer,aquaculturre,aquaculutre,aquacutlure,aquauclture,aqucaulture,auqaculture,qauaculture
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of aquaculture - 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 “aquaculture”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-Q-U-A-C-U-L-T-U-R-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈækwəˌkʌlt͡ʃə/ (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.