evisceration
"evisceration" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“evisceration” is uncommon English (frequency #91,478 among 18,836 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #91,478
- frequency rank, English
- 18,836
- “E” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | evisceration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #91,478 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “evisceration” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
evisceration is uncommon English at frequency #91,478 among 18,836 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for evisceration, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is evisceration, spelled E-V-I-S-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
- 2A vigorous verbal or physical assault.
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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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- The one correct English spelling is E-V-I-S-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.