generations

/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/

//ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz// noun

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

The verdict

“generations” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,383. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,383
frequency rank, English
2,313
“G” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of generation

Corpus desk

Index EN-generations · generations · English

generations · rank #4,383 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,383
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,313
  • PHOTO-FINISH furniture

Nearest frequency peer: furniture (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “generations”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “generations” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

generations vs generation
91% similar
generations vs generational
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for generations
PropertyValue
Headwordgenerations
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/
Letters11
Frequency rank#4,383
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “generations”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).generationslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “furniture” (#4,382), “guaranteed” (#4,384), “funded” (#4,381). Among 2,313 “G” headwords, “generations” is #4,383. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around generations (IPA /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,383 among 2,313 “G” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of generation".

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for generations, with forms such as "egnerations", "geenrations", and "geneartions". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "generation", "generational", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is generations, spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of generation

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • egnerations
  • geenrations
  • geneartions
  • generaitons
  • generatinos
  • generationns
  • generationss
  • generatiosn
  • generatoins
  • generattions
  • generrations
  • genertaions
  • gennerations
  • genreations
  • ggenerations
  • gneerations

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of generations - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

egnerations2geenrations2geneartions2generaitons2generatinos2generationns1generationss1generatiosn2
Edit distance from "generations"

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 "generations"?
"generations" is spelled G-E-N-E-R-A-T-I-O-N-S. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/.
What does "generations" mean?
As a noun, "generations" means: plural of generation
What words are commonly confused with "generations"?
"generations" is commonly confused with "generation", "generational". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "generations"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "generations" is /ˌd͡ʒɛnəˈɹeɪʃənz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "generations" come from?
"generations" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list