cancellation
/kænsəˈleɪʃən/
"cancellation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“cancellation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #10,174 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #10,174
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | cancellation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kænsəˈleɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #10,174 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “cancellation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for cancellation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kænsəˈleɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #10,174 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for cancellation, with forms such as "acncellation", "cacnellation", and "canccellation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō. The correct English form is cancellation, spelled C-A-N-C-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act, process, or result of cancelling; as, the cancellation of certain words in a contract, or of the contract itself.
- 2The operation of striking out common factors, e.g. in both the dividend and divisor.
- 3A postmark that marks a postage stamp so as to prevent its reuse.
- 4In United States intellectual property law, a proceeding in which an interested party seeks to cancel the registration of a trademark or patent.
- 5The property of being cancellate.
Etymology
From Latin cancellātiō, from cancellō + -tiō.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: acncellation,cacnellation,canccellation,cancelaltion,cancelation,cancellaiton,cancellasion,cancellatino,cancellationn,cancellatoin,cancellattion,cancelltaion,canclelation,canecllation,canncellation,ccancellation,cnacellation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of cancellation - 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 “cancellation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-A-N-C-E-L-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kænsəˈleɪʃən/ (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.