delimitation

noun

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"delimitation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“delimitation” is uncommon English (frequency #56,055 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,055
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of delimiting something.

Corpus desk

Index EN-delimitation · delimitation · English

delimitation · rank #56,055 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,055
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH Delores

Nearest frequency peer: Delores (+1 rank slots)

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.

Long-tail ranks near “delimitation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “delimitation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for delimitation
PropertyValue
Headworddelimitation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#56,055
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “delimitation” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).delimitationfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “Delores” (#56,056), “deniability” (#56,057), “deployable” (#56,059). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “delimitation” is #56,055. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

delimitation is uncommon English at frequency #56,055 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for delimitation, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French délimitation. The correct English form is delimitation, spelled D-E-L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of delimiting something.
  2. 2
    A limit or boundary.

Etymology

From French délimitation.

This word in other languages

límite(Español)

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 "delimitation"?
"delimitation" is spelled D-E-L-I-M-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "delimitation" mean?
As a noun, "delimitation" means: The act of delimiting something.
What is the origin of the word "delimitation"?
From French délimitation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "delimitation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

codification#56,018etymological#56,104evangelistic#56,105Bloemfontein#55,963

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list