impregnation
/ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/
"impregnation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“impregnation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #70,770 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #70,770
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | impregnation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #70,770 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “impregnation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for impregnation is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #70,770 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No misspelling variants are generated for impregnation in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio. The correct English form is impregnation, spelled I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of making pregnant; fertilization.
- 2The fact or process of imbuing or saturating with something; diffusion of some element, idea etc. through a medium or substance.
- 3That with which anything is impregnated.
- 4An ore deposit, with indefinite boundaries, consisting of rock impregnated with ore.
Etymology
From Middle English impregnacioun, from Old French impregnacion, in turn from Late Latin impregnatio.
This word in other languages
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.
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Using “impregnation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-M-P-R-E-G-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪmpɹɛɡˈneɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.