evisceration

noun

"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.

Key facts for evisceration
PropertyValue
Headwordevisceration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#91,478
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “evisceration” 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). evisceration lands here:

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

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

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

  1. 1
    A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
  2. 2
    A vigorous verbal or physical assault.

Synonyms

This word in other languages

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 "evisceration"?
"evisceration" is spelled E-V-I-S-C-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "evisceration" mean?
As a noun, "evisceration" means: A disemboweling; the removal of viscera.
What language does "evisceration" come from?
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Using “evisceration”

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

  • 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.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list