coalition

/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/

//kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən// noun

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"coalition" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“coalition” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,838. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,838
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.

Corpus desk

Index EN-coalition · coalition · English

coalition · rank #4,838 · 13 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,838
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH civilian

Nearest frequency peer: civilian (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “coalition”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “coalition” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

coalition vs condition
78% similar
coalition vs collision
78% similar
coalition vs cognition
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for coalition
PropertyValue
Headwordcoalition
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#4,838
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “coalition”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).coalitionlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “civilian” (#4,837), “cock” (#4,839), “complain” (#4,840). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “coalition” is #4,838. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around coalition (IPA /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,838 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for coalition, with forms such as "caolition", "ccoalition", and "coailtion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "condition", "collision", "cognition", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. The correct English form is coalition, spelled C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
  2. 2
    The collective noun for a group of cheetahs.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The Liberal Democrats and Conservative parties formed a coalition government in 2010.
  2. At a time when Mr. Cameron is being squeezed from both sides — from the right by members of his own party and by the anti-immigrant, anti-Europe U.K. Independence Party, and from the left by his Liberal Democrat coalition partners — the move seemed uncharacteristically clunky.

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus.

This word in other languages

coalición(Español)coalition(Français)Koalition(Deutsch)coalizão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • caolition
  • ccoalition
  • coailtion
  • coaliiton
  • coalision
  • coalitino
  • coalitionn
  • coalitoin
  • coalittion
  • coallition
  • coaltiion
  • colaition
  • ocalition

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of coalition - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

caolition2ccoalition1coailtion2coaliiton2coalision1coalitino2coalitionn1coalitoin2
Edit distance from "coalition"

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 "coalition"?
"coalition" is spelled C-O-A-L-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/.
What does "coalition" mean?
As a noun, "coalition" means: A temporary group or union of organizations, usually formed for a particular advantage.
What words are commonly confused with "coalition"?
"coalition" is commonly confused with "condition", "collision", "cognition". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "coalition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "coalition" is /kəʊ.əˈlɪʃ.ən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "coalition"?
Borrowed from Middle French coalition, from Medieval Latin coalitiō, coalitiōnem, from Latin coalitus. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "coalition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list