exportation

noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

"exportation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“exportation” is uncommon English (frequency #59,379 among 2,246 “E” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#59,379
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.

Corpus desk

Index EN-exportation · exportation · English

exportation · rank #59,379 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #59,379
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH exasperating

Nearest frequency peer: exasperating (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “exportation”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “exportation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for exportation
PropertyValue
Headwordexportation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#59,379
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “exportation” in English

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).exportationfalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “exasperating” (#59,378), “equitably” (#59,374), “fainter” (#59,384). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “exportation” is #59,379. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

exportation is uncommon English at frequency #59,379 among 2,246 “E” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 4 senses are on record.

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for exportation, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From export + -ation. The correct English form is exportation, spelled E-X-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
  2. 2
    The commodity exported; an export.
  3. 3
    The act of carrying something away or out from a place.
  4. 4
    Either the logical law ((P∧Q)→R)⇒(P→(Q→R)), or the rule of replacement ((P∧Q)→R)⇔(P→(Q→R)).

Etymology

From export + -ation.

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 "exportation"?
"exportation" is spelled E-X-P-O-R-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "exportation" mean?
As a noun, "exportation" means: The act of exporting; the act of conveying or sending commodities abroad or to another country, in the course of commerce.
What is the origin of the word "exportation"?
From export + -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.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "exportation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

epigenetics#59,371endoplasmic#59,368gendarmerie#59,414depreciated#59,336

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list