defatigation
/dɪˌfætɪˈɡeɪʃən/
"defatigation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“defatigation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Fatigue; weariness.
Corpus desk
Index EN-defatigation · defatigation · English
defatigation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 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 | defatigation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˌfætɪˈɡeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “defatigation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
defatigation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɪˌfætɪˈɡeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Fatigue; weariness.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for defatigation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Latin defatigatio. The correct English form is defatigation, spelled D-E-F-A-T-I-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1Fatigue; weariness.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how defatigation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Another reprehēſion of this colour is in reſpect of defatigation, vvhich makes perſeuerance of greater dignity than inception, for chance or inſtinct of nature may cauſe inception, but ſetled affection, or iudgement, maketh the continuance.
Etymology
Latin defatigatio.
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.