desegregation

noun

"desegregation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“desegregation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,800
frequency rank, English
26,416
“D” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act or process of eliminating segregation.

Key facts for desegregation
PropertyValue
Headworddesegregation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,800
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “desegregation” 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). desegregation lands here:

#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 20 spelling variants around desegregation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,800 among 26,416 “D” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act or process of eliminating segregation.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for desegregation, with forms such as "ddesegregation", "deesgregation", and "desegergation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From de- + segregation. The correct English form is desegregation, spelled D-E-S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act or process of eliminating segregation.

Etymology

From de- + segregation.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ddesegregation
  • deesgregation
  • desegergation
  • deseggregation
  • desegreagtion
  • desegregaiton
  • desegregasion
  • desegregatino
  • desegregationn
  • desegregatoin
  • desegregattion
  • desegreggation
  • desegregtaion
  • desegrgeation
  • desegrregation
  • desergegation
  • desgeregation
  • dessegregation
  • dseegregation
  • edsegregation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of desegregation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ddesegregation1deesgregation2desegergation2deseggregation1desegreagtion2desegregaiton2desegregasion1desegregatino2
Edit distance from "desegregation"

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 "desegregation"?
"desegregation" is spelled D-E-S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "desegregation" mean?
As a noun, "desegregation" means: The act or process of eliminating segregation.
What are common misspellings of "desegregation"?
Common misspellings include "ddesegregation", "deesgregation", "desegergation", "deseggregation", "desegreagtion". The correct spelling is "desegregation".
What is the origin of the word "desegregation"?
From de- + segregation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “desegregation”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is D-E-S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list