incorporation
/ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/
"incorporation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“incorporation” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,163 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,163
- frequency rank, English
- 13
- letters
- 20
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | incorporation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #17,163 |
| Misspellings tracked | 20 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “incorporation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for incorporation is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,163 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 7 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for incorporation, with forms such as "icnorporation", "inccorporation", and "incoproration". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate + -ion. The correct English form is incorporation, spelled I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of incorporating, or the state of being incorporated.
- 2The union of different ingredients in one mass; mixture; combination; synthesis.
- 3The union of something with a body already existing; association; intimate union; assimilation.
- 4The act of creating a corporation.
- 5A body incorporated; a corporation.
- 6A phenomenon by which a grammatical category forms a compound with its direct object or adverbial modifier, while retaining its original syntactic function.
- 7A doctrine of constitutional law according to which certain parts of the Bill of Rights are extended to bind individual American states. ᵂᵖ
Etymology
From Middle English incorporacioun, from Old French incorporacion, from Late Latin incorporatio. By surface analysis, incorporate + -ion.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: icnorporation,inccorporation,incoproration,incoropration,incorpoartion,incorporaiton,incorporasion,incorporatino,incorporationn,incorporatoin,incorporattion,incorporration,incorportaion,incorpporation,incorproation,incorrporation,incroporation,inncorporation,inocrporation,nicorporation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of incorporation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “incorporation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-C-O-R-P-O-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪŋˌkɔːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.