elution
/əˈl(j)uːʃən/
"elution" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“elution” is uncommon English (frequency #85,214 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #85,214
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
Corpus desk
Index EN-elution · elution · English
elution · rank #85,214 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #85,214
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-DENSE 18,836
- PHOTO-FINISH Emmie
Nearest frequency peer: Emmie (+2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “elution”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- ecumenism
ecumenism
14,791 corpus weight
- elution
elution
14,787 corpus weight
- Emmie
Emmie
14,785 corpus weight
- emollient
emollient
14,784 corpus weight
- encase
encase
14,782 corpus weight
- endovascular
endovascular
14,780 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “elution” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | elution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /əˈl(j)uːʃən/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #85,214 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “elution” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
elution is uncommon English at frequency #85,214 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /əˈl(j)uːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.".
elution doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From the verb elute. The correct English form is elution, spelled E-L-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process of removing materials that are absorbed with a solvent.
Etymology
From the verb elute.
Synonyms
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
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.