explicitation
"explicitation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“explicitation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 13
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | explicitation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 13 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “explicitation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
explicitation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for explicitation, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From explicit + -ation. The correct English form is explicitation, spelled E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process or fact of becoming explicit or of causing to be explicit; that which makes something explicit.
Etymology
From explicit + -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.
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Using “explicitation”
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- The one correct English spelling is E-X-P-L-I-C-I-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.