intoxication

/ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/

//ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“intoxication” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #24,800. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,800
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.

Corpus desk

Index EN-intoxication · intoxication · English

intoxication · rank #24,800 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #24,800
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH insides

Nearest frequency peer: insides (-2 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 “intoxication”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “intoxication” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

intoxication vs intoxicating
83% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for intoxication
PropertyValue
Headwordintoxication
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/
Letters12
Frequency rank#24,800
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “intoxication”

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

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “insides” (#24,798), “jagged” (#24,802), “Joachim” (#24,803). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “intoxication” is #24,800. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around intoxication (IPA /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #24,800 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for intoxication, with forms such as "inntoxication", "inotxication", and "intoixcation". 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. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "intoxicating", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct English form is intoxication, spelled I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
  2. 2
    The state of being intoxicated or drunk.
  3. 3
    The act of intoxicating or making drunk.
  4. 4
    A high excitement of mind; an elation which rises to enthusiasm, frenzy, or madness.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. He suffered acute intoxication from the combined effects of several drugs.
  2. Excitement leads to enthusiasm, that moral intoxication, whose effects seem incredible to the sober, while the influence which produces the extravagance appears more extraordinary than the act itself.

This word in other languages

intoxication(Français)Vergiftung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • inntoxication
  • inotxication
  • intoixcation
  • intoxciation
  • intoxiaction
  • intoxicaiton
  • intoxicasion
  • intoxicatino
  • intoxicationn
  • intoxicatoin
  • intoxicattion
  • intoxiccation
  • intoxictaion
  • intoxxication
  • inttoxication
  • intxoication
  • itnoxication
  • nitoxication

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of intoxication - 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.

inntoxication1inotxication2intoixcation2intoxciation2intoxiaction2intoxicaiton2intoxicasion1intoxicatino2
Edit distance from "intoxication"

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 "intoxication"?
"intoxication" is spelled I-N-T-O-X-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/.
What does "intoxication" mean?
As a noun, "intoxication" means: A poisoning, as by a spirituous or a narcotic substance.
What words are commonly confused with "intoxication"?
"intoxication" is commonly confused with "intoxicating". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "intoxication"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "intoxication" is /ɪntɑksɪˈkeɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "intoxication" come from?
"intoxication" is a English word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "intoxication", 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 (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list