articulation

/ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/

//ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən// noun

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"articulation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“articulation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,665. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,665
frequency rank, English
3,931
“A” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.

Corpus desk

Index EN-articulation · articulation · English

articulation · rank #25,665 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,665
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,931
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ares

Nearest frequency peer: Ares (-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 “articulation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “articulation” 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
Key facts for articulation
PropertyValue
Headwordarticulation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#25,665
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “articulation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).articulationlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Ares” (#25,664), “Asiatic” (#25,666), “Arden” (#25,663). Among 3,931 “A” headwords, “articulation” is #25,665. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around articulation (IPA /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,665 among 3,931 “A” headwords. Wiktionary lists 8 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for articulation, with forms such as "aritculation", "arrticulation", and "artciulation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + -ion. The correct English form is articulation, spelled A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
  2. 2
    A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
  3. 3
    A manner or method by which elements of a system are connected.
  4. 4
    The quality, clarity, or sharpness of speech; the movement within the mouth that allows for those things.
  5. 5
    The mechanism by which a sound is formed in the vocal tract.
  6. 6
    The manner in which a note is attacked.
  7. 7
    The interrelation and congruence of the flow of data between financial statements of an entity, especially between the income statement and balance sheet.
  8. 8
    The induction of a pupil into a new school or college.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how articulation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The articulation allowed the robot to move around corners.
  2. In this paper, we make a step forward, by considering term to query articulations, that is articulations relating queries of one source to terms in another

Etymology

From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + -ion.

This word in other languages

articulación(Español)Artikulation(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • aritculation
  • arrticulation
  • artciulation
  • articculation
  • articluation
  • articualtion
  • articulaiton
  • articulasion
  • articulatino
  • articulationn
  • articulatoin
  • articulattion
  • articullation
  • articultaion
  • artiuclation
  • artticulation
  • atriculation
  • raticulation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of articulation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

aritculation2arrticulation1artciulation2articculation1articluation2articualtion2articulaiton2articulasion1
Edit distance from "articulation"

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 "articulation"?
"articulation" is spelled A-R-T-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/.
What does "articulation" mean?
As a noun, "articulation" means: A joint or the collection of joints at which something is articulated, or hinged, for bending.
What are common misspellings of "articulation"?
Common misspellings include "aritculation", "arrticulation", "artciulation", "articculation", "articluation". The correct spelling is "articulation".
How do you pronounce "articulation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "articulation" is /ɑːˌtɪk.jʊˈleɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "articulation"?
From Middle English articulacioun, from Old French articulacion, from Medieval Latin articulatio. Equivalent to articulate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list