indoctrination

Name: indoctrination, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/

//ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“indoctrination” has 22 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,858. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#32,858
frequency rank, English: 2,140
“I” headwords: 22
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

Corpus desk

Index EN-indoctrination · indoctrination · English

indoctrination · rank #32,858 · 22 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #32,858
LEN-MEGA 14 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 22 variants
BOOK-MID 2,140
PHOTO-FINISH indescribable

Nearest frequency peer: indescribable (-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.

incase

67,146
indescribab…

67,144
indoctrinat…

67,143
inductive

67,142
inevitabili…

67,141
infatuated

67,140

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

Key facts for indoctrination
Property	Value
Headword	indoctrination
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
IPA	/ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/
Letters	14
Frequency rank	#32,858
Misspellings tracked	22
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “indoctrination”

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).indoctrinationlands here:

#32,858

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “indescribable” (#32,857), “inductive” (#32,859), “inevitability” (#32,860). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “indoctrination” is #32,858. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 22 spelling variants around indoctrination (IPA /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,858 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 22 likely wrong-spelling variants for indoctrination, with forms such as "idnoctrination", "indcotrination", and "inddoctrination". 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. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -ion. The correct English form is indoctrination, spelled I-N-D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.
2
Instruction in the rudiments and principles of any science or belief system; information.

Etymology

First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -ion.

This word in other languages

adoctrinamiento(Español)endoctrinement(Français)Indoktrination(Deutsch)doutrinação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

idnoctrination
indcotrination
inddoctrination
indocctrination
indocrtination
indoctirnation
indoctriantion
indoctrinaiton
indoctrinasion
indoctrinatino
indoctrinationn
indoctrinatoin
indoctrinattion
indoctrinnation
indoctrintaion
indoctrniation
indoctrrination
indocttrination
indotcrination
inndoctrination
inodctrination
nidoctrination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of indoctrination - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

Edit distance from "indoctrination"

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 "indoctrination"?

"indoctrination" is spelled I-N-D-O-C-T-R-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/.

What does "indoctrination" mean?

As a noun, "indoctrination" means: The act of indoctrinating, or the condition of being indoctrinated.

What are common misspellings of "indoctrination"?

Common misspellings include "idnoctrination", "indcotrination", "inddoctrination", "indocctrination", "indocrtination". The correct spelling is "indoctrination".

How do you pronounce "indoctrination"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "indoctrination" is /ɪnˌdɒktrɪˈneɪʃn/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "indoctrination"?

First attested in 1646; from indoctrinate + -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 "indoctrination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 14 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (22 here; floor ≥5).

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