attunement

noun

"attunement" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“attunement” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,896 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,896
frequency rank, English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The quality of being in tune with something

Key facts for attunement
PropertyValue
Headwordattunement
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,896
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “attunement” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for attunement is 10 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #64,896 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for attunement, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From attune + -ment. The correct English form is attunement, spelled A-T-T-U-N-E-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    The quality of being in tune with something
  2. 2
    The process of attuning or becoming attuned

Etymology

From attune + -ment.

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 "attunement"?
"attunement" is spelled A-T-T-U-N-E-M-E-N-T.
What does "attunement" mean?
As a noun, "attunement" means: The quality of being in tune with something
What is the origin of the word "attunement"?
From attune + -ment. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “attunement”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is A-T-T-U-N-E-M-E-N-T - 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