explantation

noun

"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.

Key facts for explantation
PropertyValue
Headwordexplantation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “explantation” in English

explantationranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    The act of explanting.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "explantation"?
"explantation" is spelled E-X-P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "explantation" mean?
As a noun, "explantation" means: The act of explanting.
What is the origin of the word "explantation"?
From explant + -ation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list