artificial respiration

noun

"artificial-respiration" is a 21-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“artificial respiration” 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
22
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

Key facts for artificial respiration
PropertyValue
Headwordartificial respiration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters22
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “artificial respiration” sits in English frequency

artificial respiration falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for artificial respiration is 22 letters long, classified as a noun. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for artificial respiration, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is artificial respiration, spelled A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-A-L- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.

Synonyms

kiss of lifemouth-to-mouth resuscitation

This word in other languages

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "artificial respiration"?
"artificial respiration" is spelled A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-A-L- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "artificial respiration" mean?
As a noun, "artificial respiration" means: The manual or mechanical forcing of air into the lungs of a person who is not breathing in order to maintain life.
What language does "artificial respiration" come from?
"artificial respiration" is a English word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Using “artificial respiration”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is A-R-T-I-F-I-C-I-A-L- -R-E-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • 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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list