incaution
/ɪnˈkɔːʃən/
"incaution" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incaution” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 9
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A lack of caution.
Corpus desk
Index EN-incaution · incaution · English
incaution · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 9 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "I" 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 | incaution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “incaution” in English
Rare enough to double-check
incaution is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɪnˈkɔːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A lack of caution.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for incaution, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From in- + caution. The correct English form is incaution, spelled I-N-C-A-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A lack of caution.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how incaution appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Lest through incaution failing, thou mayst be / A joy to others, a reproach to me.
Little did the members of the expedition, little did the cheering spectators on that exciting day divine the strange neglects, the strange incautions, and the consequent disasters and deaths […]
Etymology
From in- + caution.
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.