computation
/ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/
"computation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“computation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #18,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #18,275
- frequency rank, English
- 5,599
- “C” headwords
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
Corpus desk
Index EN-computation · computation · English
computation · rank #18,275 · 17 variants · 3 confusables
- FREQ-MID #18,275
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 17 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 5,599
- PHOTO-FINISH compounded
Nearest frequency peer: compounded (-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 “computation”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- colonists
colonists
81,729 corpus weight
- complimenta…
complimentary
81,728 corpus weight
- compounded
compounded
81,727 corpus weight
- computation
computation
81,726 corpus weight
- conjecture
conjecture
81,725 corpus weight
- conspicuous
conspicuous
81,724 corpus weight
What this shows “computation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | computation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #18,275 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “computation”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 17 spelling variants around computation (IPA /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #18,275 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for computation, with forms such as "ccomputation", "cmoputation", and "commputation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "computational", "competition", "compilation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation. The correct English form is computation, spelled C-O-M-P-U-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
- 2The result of computation; the amount computed.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how computation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
As there are some naturally deficient in the power of computation, others in an ear for harmony, so Francis Evelyn was utterly devoid of truth—he neither understood its moral beauty nor its actual utility.
Etymology
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ccomputation
- cmoputation
- commputation
- compputation
- comptuation
- compuattion
- computaiton
- computasion
- computatino
- computationn
- computatoin
- computattion
- computtaion
- computtation
- comuptation
- copmutation
- ocmputation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of computation - 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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "computation", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
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