denegation
/diːnɪˈɡeɪʃən/
"denegation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“denegation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A denial, refusal or contradiction.
Corpus desk
Index EN-denegation · denegation · English
denegation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 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 | denegation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /diːnɪˈɡeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “denegation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
denegation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /diːnɪˈɡeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A denial, refusal or contradiction.".
denegation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. 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: Compare French dénégation. The correct English form is denegation, spelled D-E-N-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A denial, refusal or contradiction.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how denegation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
[B]y the same token to see Horton's straight denegation. I see Horton say emphatically No—and this for reasons quite conceivable in him, once one apprehends their connection with his wishing above all, beyond anything else that he at this moment wishes, to keep well with Gray. His denegation is plausible; Gray believes it and accepts it all the more that…
Etymology
Compare French dénégation.
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.