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 May 6, 2026) - The undoing of consecration; a desecration or defilement.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deconsecration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːˌkɒnsəˈkɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deconsecration” sits in English frequency
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.
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Using “deconsecration”
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- The one correct English spelling is D-E-C-O-N-S-E-C-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.