dormition
/dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/
"dormition" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“dormition” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of falling asleep.
Corpus desk
Index EN-dormition · dormition · English
dormition · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-4 4 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 | dormition |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “dormition” in English
Rare enough to double-check
dormition is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /dɔːˈmɪʃ(ə)n/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for dormition in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem. The correct English form is dormition, spelled D-O-R-M-I-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process of falling asleep.
- 2The process of death or the actual death itself.
- 3The death and assumption into heaven of the Virgin Mary.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how dormition appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The Virgin had allegedly given away her robe just before her death – what is in Eastern tradition called her Dormition, or falling asleep.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French dormition, from Latin dormītiōnem.
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). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.