dehydration

Name: dehydration, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/

//diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“dehydration” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,307. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#19,307
frequency rank, English: 26,416
“D” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or process of removing water from something.

Key facts for dehydration
Property	Value
Headword	dehydration
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#19,307
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dehydration” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dehydration lands here:

#19,307

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around dehydration (IPA /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,307 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for dehydration, with forms such as "ddehydration", "dehdyration", and "dehhydration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + hydration. The correct English form is dehydration, spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act or process of removing water from something.
2
The condition in which water in the body drops below normal levels, usually caused by illness, sweating or by not drinking enough.

Etymology

From de- + hydration.

Synonyms

hypohydration

This word in other languages

deshidratación(Español)déshydratation(Français)Austrocknung(Deutsch)desidratação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ddehydration,dehdyration,dehhydration,dehydartion,dehyddration,dehydraiton,dehydrasion,dehydratino,dehydrationn,dehydratoin,dehydrattion,dehydrration,dehydrtaion,dehyrdation,dehyydration,deyhdration,dheydration,edhydration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of dehydration - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "dehydration"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "dehydration"?

"dehydration" is spelled D-E-H-Y-D-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/.

What does "dehydration" mean?

As a noun, "dehydration" means: The act or process of removing water from something.

What are common misspellings of "dehydration"?

Common misspellings include "ddehydration", "dehdyration", "dehhydration", "dehydartion", "dehyddration". The correct spelling is "dehydration".

How do you pronounce "dehydration"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "dehydration" is /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "dehydration"?

From de- + hydration. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “dehydration”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is D-E-H-Y-D-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /diːhaɪˈdɹeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.