exsiccation
"exsiccation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“exsiccation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
Corpus desk
Index EN-exsiccation · exsiccation · English
exsiccation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 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 | exsiccation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “exsiccation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
exsiccation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for exsiccation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Late Latin exsiccatio, exsiccationis, from Latin exsicco: compare French exsiccation. The correct English form is exsiccation, spelled E-X-S-I-C-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of operation of drying; evaporation or expulsion of moisture.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how exsiccation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
That which is concreted by exsiccation or expression of humidity, will be resolved by humectification, as earth, dirt and clay.
This property is […] more specific than that of hardening in the air; which may be reckoned a kind of exsiccation, like the drying of clay into bricks.
Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin exsiccatio, exsiccationis, from Latin exsicco: compare French exsiccation.
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.