explantation
"explantation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“explantation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of explanting.
Corpus desk
Index EN-explantation · explantation · English
explantation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "E" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explantation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “explantation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
explantation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of explanting.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for explantation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From explant + -ation. The correct English form is explantation, spelled E-X-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of explanting.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how explantation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Eight explantations were done due to infection and seven due to loss of effect.
Etymology
From explant + -ation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.