# decapitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˌkæp.ɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #45,318

## Definitions
1. Beheading; the act of beheading or decapitating.
2. The ousting or destruction of the ruling body of a government or other organization.
3. The unseating of a senior politician.

## Etymology
From French décapitation.

## Common misspellings (18)
`dceapitation`, `ddecapitation`, `deacpitation`, `decaiptation`, `decapiattion`, `decapitaiton`, `decapitasion`, `decapitatino`, `decapitationn`, `decapitatoin`, `decapitattion`, `decapittaion`, `decapittation`, `decappitation`, `decaptiation`, `deccapitation`, `decpaitation`, `edcapitation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/decapitation