confirmation
/ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/
"confirmation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“confirmation” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,226 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,226
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
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 | confirmation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #6,226 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “confirmation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for confirmation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,226 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for confirmation, with forms such as "cconfirmation", "cnofirmation", and "cofnirmation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "confiscation", "conformation", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confir… The correct English form is confirmation, spelled C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An official indicator that things will happen as planned.
- 2A verification that something is true or has happened.
- 3A ceremony of sealing and conscious acknowledgement of the faith in many Christian churches, typically around the ages of 14 to 18; considered a sacrament in some churches, including Catholicism, but not in most Protestant churches.
- 4An act whereby something conditional or voidable is made sure and unavoidable, especially the possession of an estate.
Etymology
From Middle English confirmacioun, from Old French confirmacion, from Latin cōnfirmātiō, noun of process from cōnfirmātus (“confirmed”), perfect passive participle of cōnfirmāre, from con- (“with”) + firmāre (“to firm or strengthen”). Morphologically confirm + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconfirmation,cnofirmation,cofnirmation,conffirmation,confimration,confiramtion,confirmaiton,confirmasion,confirmatino,confirmationn,confirmatoin,confirmattion,confirmmation,confirmtaion,confirrmation,confrimation,conifrmation,connfirmation,ocnfirmation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of confirmation - 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 “confirmation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-F-I-R-M-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌkɑn.fəɹˈmeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “confiscation” - see the side-by-side comparison. confirmation vs confiscation
- 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.