captivation

noun

"captivation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“captivation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-captivation · captivation · English

captivation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "C" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for captivation
PropertyValue
Headwordcaptivation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “captivation” sits in English frequency

captivationranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

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

Rare enough to double-check

captivation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.".

The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for captivation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From captivate + -ion. The correct English form is captivation, spelled C-A-P-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. But the test of an oration is not only its immediate effect; there are tricks of elocution, a jugglery of manner, and even a personal captivation that so win the senses as to bewilder the judgment.

Etymology

From captivate + -ion.

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 "captivation"?
"captivation" is spelled C-A-P-T-I-V-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "captivation" mean?
As a noun, "captivation" means: The act of captivating or the state of being captivated.
What is the origin of the word "captivation"?
From captivate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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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