deconsecration
/diːˌkɒnsəˈkɹeɪʃən/
"deconsecration" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deconsecration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 14
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-deconsecration · deconsecration · English
deconsecration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "D" 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 | deconsecration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːˌkɒnsəˈkɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “deconsecration” in English
Rare enough to double-check
deconsecration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːˌkɒnsəˈkɹeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
deconsecration has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + consecration. The correct English form is deconsecration, spelled D-E-C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.
- 2A ritual observing the removal from service of a sacred place, such as the closing of a church.
Etymology
From de- + consecration.
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.