installation

/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/

//ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən// noun

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"installation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“installation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #5,508. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#5,508
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An act of installing.

Corpus desk

Index EN-installation · installation · English

installation · rank #5,508 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #5,508
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH infinite

Nearest frequency peer: infinite (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “installation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for installation
PropertyValue
Headwordinstallation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#5,508
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “installation”

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “infinite” (#5,507), “indigenous” (#5,506), “imposed” (#5,505). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “installation” is #5,508. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around installation (IPA /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #5,508 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for installation, with forms such as "innstallation", "insatllation", and "insstallation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion. The correct English form is installation, spelled I-N-S-T-A-L-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An act of installing.
  2. 2
    Something installed, especially the whole of a system of machines, apparatus, and accessories, when set up and arranged for practical working, as in electric lighting, transmission of power, etc.
  3. 3
    A work of installation art.
  4. 4
    A grouping of facilities that constitute a permanent military base.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how installation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. The installation of the new software took only a few minutes.
  2. The museum is displaying a modern art installation.

Etymology

From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion.

This word in other languages

instalación(Español)installation(Français)Installation(Deutsch)instalação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • innstallation
  • insatllation
  • insstallation
  • instalaltion
  • instalation
  • installaiton
  • installasion
  • installatino
  • installationn
  • installatoin
  • installattion
  • installtaion
  • instlalation
  • insttallation
  • intsallation
  • isntallation
  • nistallation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of installation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

innstallation1insatllation2insstallation1instalaltion2instalation1installaiton2installasion1installatino2
Edit distance from "installation"

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 "installation"?
"installation" is spelled I-N-S-T-A-L-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/.
What does "installation" mean?
As a noun, "installation" means: An act of installing.
What are common misspellings of "installation"?
Common misspellings include "innstallation", "insatllation", "insstallation", "instalaltion", "instalation". The correct spelling is "installation".
How do you pronounce "installation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "installation" is /ˌɪnstəˈleɪʃən/. 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 "installation"?
From Middle French installation, from Medieval Latin installātiō. By surface analysis, install + -ation. Compare with Piedmontese istallassion. 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 "installation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

introducing17 variantspreliminary17 variantsmathematics17 variantscelebrating17 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list