canalisation
/ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/
"canalisation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“canalisation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
Corpus desk
Index EN-canalisation · canalisation · English
canalisation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | canalisation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “canalisation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
canalisation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkænələˈzeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No generated misspelling entries exist for canalisation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From canalise + -ation. The correct English form is canalisation, spelled C-A-N-A-L-I-S-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The conversion of a river or other waterway to a canal.
- 2The management of something using defined channels of communication.
- 3The ability of a genotype to produce the same phenotype regardless of variability of its environment.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how canalisation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The whole of the soil of the isthmus is admirably adapted for the labours of canalisation.
Etymology
From canalise + -ation.
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.