embarkation
"embarkation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“embarkation” is uncommon English (frequency #53,516 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #53,516
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of embarking.
Corpus desk
Index EN-embarkation · embarkation · English
embarkation · rank #53,516 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #53,516
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH egged
Nearest frequency peer: egged (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “embarkation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- earphone
earphone
46,490 corpus weight
- Eastleigh
Eastleigh
46,489 corpus weight
- egged
egged
46,487 corpus weight
- embarkation
embarkation
46,485 corpus weight
- encroach
encroach
46,482 corpus weight
- epidemiolog…
epidemiologist
46,480 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “embarkation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | embarkation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #53,516 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “embarkation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
embarkation is uncommon English at frequency #53,516 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
embarkation has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation. The correct English form is embarkation, spelled E-M-B-A-R-K-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of embarking.
- 2The process of loading military personnel and vehicles etc into ships or aircraft.
- 3A vessel.
Etymology
From French embarcation. By surface analysis, embark + -ation.
Synonyms
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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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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).