deliberation
/dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
"deliberation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“deliberation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #26,747 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #26,747
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | deliberation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #26,747 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “deliberation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for deliberation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #26,747 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for deliberation, with forms such as "ddeliberation", "deilberation", and "delbieration". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion. The correct English form is deliberation, spelled D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of deliberating, or of weighing and examining the reasons for and against a choice or measure; careful consideration; mature reflection.
- 2Careful discussion and examination of the reasons for and against a measure.
Etymology
From Middle English deliberacioun, from Old French deliberation, from Latin deliberātiō. Morphologically deliberate + -ion.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ddeliberation,deilberation,delbieration,delibberation,delibeartion,deliberaiton,deliberasion,deliberatino,deliberationn,deliberatoin,deliberattion,deliberration,delibertaion,delibreation,deliebration,delliberation,dleiberation,edliberation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of deliberation - 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.
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.
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Using “deliberation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-E-L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /dɪˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ (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.