consideration
/kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
"consideration" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“consideration” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,435 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,435
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
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 | consideration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #4,435 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “consideration” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for consideration is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,435 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for consideration, with forms such as "cconsideration", "cnosideration", and "conisderation". 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, "considerations", "confederation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation. The correct English form is consideration, spelled C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
- 2Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
- 3The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires.
- 4A payment or other recompense for something done.
- 5A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
- 6Importance or regard; a claim to notice or attention.
Etymology
From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: cconsideration,cnosideration,conisderation,connsideration,consdieration,considderation,consideartion,consideraiton,considerasion,consideratino,considerationn,consideratoin,considerattion,considerration,considertaion,considreation,consiedration,conssideration,cosnideration,ocnsideration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of consideration - 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.
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 “consideration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-O-N-S-I-D-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “considerations” - see the side-by-side comparison. consideration vs considerations
- 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.