enunciation

/ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/

//ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"enunciation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“enunciation” is uncommon English (frequency #83,220 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#83,220
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of enunciating, announcing, proclaiming, or making known; open attestation; declaration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-enunciation · enunciation · English

enunciation · rank #83,220 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #83,220
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH encouragingly

Nearest frequency peer: encouragingly (-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 “enunciation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “enunciation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for enunciation
PropertyValue
Headwordenunciation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#83,220
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “enunciation” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).enunciationfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “encouragingly” (#83,218), “emulsifier” (#83,217), “estrogenic” (#83,223). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “enunciation” is #83,220. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

enunciation is uncommon English at frequency #83,220 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˌnʌn.sɪˈeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

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

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. It was time for the enunciation of an important truth.
  2. She speaks with an impressively clear enunciation.

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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

discotheque#83,189diphosphate#83,187gangbusters#83,270handwashing#83,316

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list