disembarkation
/ˌdɪs.ɪm.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/
"disembarkation" is a 14-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“disembarkation” is uncommon English (frequency #96,943 among 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #96,943
- frequency rank, English
- 3,470
- “D” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of disembarking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-disembarkation · disembarkation · English
disembarkation · rank #96,943 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #96,943
- LEN-MEGA 14 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,470
- PHOTO-FINISH disconcerting…
Nearest frequency peer: disconcertingly (-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 “disembarkation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Dionysos
Dionysos
3,060 corpus weight
- disconcerti…
disconcertingly
3,059 corpus weight
- disembarkat…
disembarkation
3,058 corpus weight
- dismutase
dismutase
3,057 corpus weight
- dissuading
dissuading
3,055 corpus weight
- distressing…
distressingly
3,054 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “disembarkation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | disembarkation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɪs.ɪm.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 14 |
| Frequency rank | #96,943 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “disembarkation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
disembarkation is uncommon English at frequency #96,943 among 3,470 “D” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɪs.ɪm.bɑːˈkeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of disembarking.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for disembarkation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From dis- + embarkation or disembark + -ation. The correct English form is disembarkation, spelled D-I-S-E-M-B-A-R-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of disembarking.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how disembarkation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Disembarkation seemed a slow business. From the deck one watched a "Merchant Navy" Pacific drift lazily along the track beside the wall of the Marine Station, and little South Eastern tanks go snorting fussily about.
Etymology
From dis- + embarkation or disembark + -ation.
This word in other languages
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).