enunciation

Name: enunciation, English Word Data
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/ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/

//ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“enunciation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #83,220 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#83,220
frequency rank, English: 11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.

Key facts for enunciation
Property	Value
Headword	enunciation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
Letters	11
Frequency rank	#83,220
Misspellings tracked	0
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “enunciation” sits in English frequency

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

#83,220

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for enunciation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #83,220 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Zero misspellings are on record for enunciation in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. 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 Latin ēnuntiātiō. The correct English form is enunciation, spelled E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.
2
The mode of utterance or pronunciation, especially with regards to the fullness and distinctness of articulation.
3
That which is enunciated or announced; words in which a proposition is expressed; formal declaration

Etymology

From Latin ēnuntiātiō.

This word in other languages

enunciación(Español)énonciation(Français)Erklärung(Deutsch)

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 "enunciation"?

"enunciation" is spelled E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/.

What does "enunciation" mean?

As a noun, "enunciation" means: The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.

How do you pronounce "enunciation"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "enunciation" is /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.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 "enunciation"?

From Latin ēnuntiātiō. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “enunciation”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.