emancipation

/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/

//ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"emancipation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“emancipation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,105. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,105
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.

Corpus desk

Index EN-emancipation · emancipation · English

emancipation · rank #20,105 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,105
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH electronically

Nearest frequency peer: electronically (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “emancipation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “emancipation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for emancipation
PropertyValue
Headwordemancipation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#20,105
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “emancipation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).emancipationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “electronically” (#20,104), “entropy” (#20,106), “ef” (#20,103). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “emancipation” is #20,105. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around emancipation (IPA /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #20,105 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for emancipation, with forms such as "eamncipation", "emacnipation", and "emanccipation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. 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: 1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century. The correct English form is emancipation, spelled E-M-A-N-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
  2. 2
    The state of being thus set free; liberation (used, for example, of slaves from bondage, of a person from prejudices, of the mind from superstition, of a nation from tyranny or subjugation).

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how emancipation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Ireland, last year, was to be paradise, if that Peri, emancipation, was but sent there; now it is a wretched, degraded, oppressed country, unless the Union be dissolved! What ever will it be the year after? So much for any certainty of right in this world!
  2. As a result of the strengthening of ethnolinguistic emancipation since the second half of the twentieth century, North Saami now enjoys probably stronger legal and institutional support than any other “minor” Uralic language[.]

Etymology

1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century.

Synonyms

manumission

This word in other languages

emancipación(Español)émancipation(Français)Emanzipation(Deutsch)emancipação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eamncipation
  • emacnipation
  • emanccipation
  • emanciaption
  • emancipaiton
  • emancipasion
  • emancipatino
  • emancipationn
  • emancipatoin
  • emancipattion
  • emancippation
  • emanciptaion
  • emancpiation
  • emanicpation
  • emanncipation
  • emmancipation
  • emnacipation
  • meancipation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of emancipation - 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.

eamncipation2emacnipation2emanccipation1emanciaption2emancipaiton2emancipasion1emancipatino2emancipationn1
Edit distance from "emancipation"

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 "emancipation"?
"emancipation" is spelled E-M-A-N-C-I-P-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "emancipation" mean?
As a noun, "emancipation" means: The act of setting free from the power of another, as from slavery, subjection, dependence, or controlling influence.
What are common misspellings of "emancipation"?
Common misspellings include "eamncipation", "emacnipation", "emanccipation", "emanciaption", "emancipaiton". The correct spelling is "emancipation".
How do you pronounce "emancipation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "emancipation" is /ɪˌmæn.səˈpeɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "emancipation"?
1630, from French émancipation, from Latin ēmancipātiō. In the US, with reference to anti-slavery, abolitionism, first used in 1785 by Charles Godfrey Leland. In Britain, with reference to easing of restrictions on Catholics, in 19th century. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "emancipation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

postgraduate18 variantspurification18 variantsmalfunction18 variantsjournalistic18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list