experimentation
/ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/
"experimentation" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“experimentation” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #15,608. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #15,608
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 23
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
Corpus desk
Index EN-experimentation · experimentation · English
experimentation · rank #15,608 · 23 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #15,608
- LEN-MEGA 15 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 23 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH existential
Nearest frequency peer: existential (-1 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “experimentation”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- elusive
elusive
84,397 corpus weight
- espionage
espionage
84,396 corpus weight
- existential
existential
84,394 corpus weight
- experimenta…
experimentation
84,393 corpus weight
- extremes
extremes
84,392 corpus weight
- Fanny
Fanny
84,390 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “experimentation” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | experimentation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 15 |
| Frequency rank | #15,608 |
| Misspellings tracked | 23 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “experimentation” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 23 spelling variants around experimentation (IPA /ɪkˌspɛɹ.ɪ.mənˈteɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #15,608 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for experimentation, with forms such as "epxerimentation", "exeprimentation", and "expeirmentation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation. The correct English form is experimentation, spelled E-X-P-E-R-I-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of experimenting; practice by experiment.
- 2A set of actions and observations, performed to verify or falsify a hypothesis or to research a causal relationship between phenomena.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how experimentation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When we situate climax during intercourse as the bullseye, we gate off the idiosyncrasy and experimentation that are the wellspring of sexual pleasure.
As in much of biology, the most satisfying truths in ecology derive from manipulative experimentation. Tinker with nature and quantify how it responds.
Etymology
From Latin ex- + -periri (akin to periculum), "attempt". Morphologically experiment + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- epxerimentation
- exeprimentation
- expeirmentation
- experiemntation
- experimenattion
- experimenntation
- experimentaiton
- experimentasion
- experimentatino
- experimentationn
- experimentatoin
- experimentattion
- experimenttaion
- experimenttation
- experimetnation
- experimmentation
- experimnetation
- expermientation
- experrimentation
- expperimentation
- expreimentation
- exxperimentation
- xeperimentation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of experimentation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "experimentation", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 15 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (23 here; floor ≥5).
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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.