correction
cor·rec·tion/kəˈɹɛkʃən/noun
correction is spelled C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables (cor·rec·tion). It appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, correction means “The act of correcting” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of correction is corrections.
How many letters and syllables are in correction?
| Letters | 10: C-O-R-R-E-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: cor·rec·tion |
| In writing | 8.9 times per million words; the 7,672nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is correction?
Correction appears 8.9 times per million words in written English, the 7,672nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce correction?
- /kəˈɹɛkʃən/
Correction has 3 syllables, split cor·rec·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-correction.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of correction
- corrections plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does correction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of correcting.
- 2
A substitution for an error or mistake.
- 3
Punishment that is intended to rehabilitate an offender.
- 4
An amount or quantity of something added or subtracted so as to correct.
- 5
A decline in a stock market price after a period of rises. Often operationally defined as a market value drop of 10% or more on some specific stock market index.
- 6
a station's indication that previous information was incorrect and will continue with correct information from the last correct transmitted
I have four T-80 tanks at grid Three-niner-niner-four-eight-eight, Correction: Grid Three niner-niner-four-eight-five. How copy? Over.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
How do you abbreviate correction?
Wiktionary records one abbreviation of correction: corr..
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Correction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | correction , rectification |
| German | Berichtigung, Korrektur, Verbesserung , Besserungsmaßnahme |
| Portuguese | correção |
| Spanish | corrección |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does correction come from?
From Middle English correccioun, correction, from Old French correccion (French correction), from Latin corrēctiō. Doublet of correctio.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).