evapotranspiration

/ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/

//ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩// noun

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"evapotranspiration" is a 18-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“evapotranspiration” is uncommon English (frequency #92,589 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,589
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-evapotranspiration · evapotranspiration · English

evapotranspiration · rank #92,589 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,589
  • LEN-MEGA 18 letters
  • VOW-8 8 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH etymologies

Nearest frequency peer: etymologies (-1 rank slots)

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Long-tail ranks near “evapotranspiration”

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corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for evapotranspiration
PropertyValue
Headwordevapotranspiration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/
Letters18
Frequency rank#92,589
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “evapotranspiration” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).evapotranspirationfalls in this rarity band:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “etymologies” (#92,588), “Etowah” (#92,586), “excimer” (#92,592). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “evapotranspiration” is #92,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

evapotranspiration is uncommon English at frequency #92,589 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.".

Zero misspellings are on record for evapotranspiration in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration. The correct English form is evapotranspiration, spelled E-V-A-P-O-T-R-A-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Calculated evapotranspirations are climatological values, namely the long-term average of the evapotranspirations.
  2. In many environments, evapotranspiration makes up a larger proportion of the catchment water balance than the stream discharge. Thus, for longer periods of rainfall–runoff simulation, it will generally be necessary to estimate actual evapotranspiration losses from a catchment in order to have an adequate representation of the antecedent state of the catch…

Etymology

Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration.

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 "evapotranspiration"?
"evapotranspiration" is spelled E-V-A-P-O-T-R-A-N-S-P-I-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/.
What does "evapotranspiration" mean?
As a noun, "evapotranspiration" means: The transfer of water from the surface of the earth to the atmosphere by evaporation, sublimation and transpiration.
How do you pronounce "evapotranspiration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "evapotranspiration" is /ɪˌvæpəʊˌtɹænspɪˈɹeɪʃn̩/. 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 "evapotranspiration"?
Blend of evapo(ration) + transpiration. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 18 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list