crimination
/ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/
"crimination" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“crimination” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination
Corpus desk
Index EN-crimination · crimination · English
crimination · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "C" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | crimination |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “crimination” in English
Rare enough to double-check
crimination is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌkɹɪmɪˈneɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination".
crimination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis. The correct English form is crimination, spelled C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An accusation of wrongdoing, a recrimination
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how crimination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
1837, William Hickling Prescott, History of the Reign of Ferdinand and Isabella […] and when the ambassadors, after a fruitless attempt at negotiation, which evaporated in mutual crimination and recrimination, set out on their return to Aragon, they were twice detained, […]
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin criminatio, criminationis.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.