granulation

noun

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

The verdict

“granulation” is uncommon English (frequency #81,372 among 18,276 “G” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#81,372
frequency rank, English
18,276
“G” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.

Corpus desk

Index EN-granulation · granulation · English

granulation · rank #81,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #81,372
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 18,276
  • PHOTO-FINISH gratefulness

Nearest frequency peer: gratefulness (+2 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “granulation”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “granulation” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for granulation
PropertyValue
Headwordgranulation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Frequency rank#81,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “granulation” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). granulation lands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

granulation is uncommon English at frequency #81,372 among 18,276 “G” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 6 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for granulation in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion. The correct English form is granulation, spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
  2. 2
    The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
  3. 3
    The condition of being granulated.
  4. 4
    Granulated tissue on the surface of a healing wound; granulation tissue.
  5. 5
    A bright, transient granular marking on the Sun's photosphere.
  6. 6
    The attachment of granules of precious metal to underlying metal of jewellery.

Etymology

From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion.

This word in other languages

granulation(Français)

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "granulation"?
"granulation" is spelled G-R-A-N-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "granulation" mean?
As a noun, "granulation" means: The formation of granules, or of cereal grains.
What is the origin of the word "granulation"?
From Late Latin grānulum (“granule”) + -ation. Attested earlier than granule and granulate. By surface analysis, granulate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Frenchwoman#81,342historicism#81,406inestimable#81,428inferential#81,429
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list