claymation
/ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/
"claymation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“claymation” is uncommon English (frequency #96,865 among 5,599 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,865
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
Corpus desk
Index EN-claymation · claymation · English
claymation · rank #96,865 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,865
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH clavier
Nearest frequency peer: clavier (-1 rank slots)
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.
Long-tail ranks near “claymation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Chitral
Chitral
3,141 corpus weight
- clavier
clavier
3,137 corpus weight
- claymation
claymation
3,136 corpus weight
- clopidogrel
clopidogrel
3,134 corpus weight
- clumpy
clumpy
3,133 corpus weight
- cofounded
cofounded
3,131 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “claymation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | claymation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #96,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “claymation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
claymation is uncommon English at frequency #96,865 among 5,599 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈkleɪˌmeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.".
No misspelling variants are generated for claymation in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: A blend of clay + animation. Originally registered as a trademark by Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark. The correct English form is claymation, spelled C-L-A-Y-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1stop-motion animation where each animated piece is made from a deformable substance, typically Plasticine clay.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how claymation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As my friends deserted our weekend movie-making for more teenagerly pastimes, I had turned to the cold, clean world of claymation and animated LEGOs.
Etymology
A blend of clay + animation. Originally registered as a trademark by Will Vinton in 1978, then entered the English language as a genericized trademark.
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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