invitation
/ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/
"invitation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“invitation” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,700 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,700
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | invitation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #5,700 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “invitation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for invitation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,700 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for invitation, with forms such as "inivtation", "innvitation", and "inviattion". 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. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "irritation", "invocation", "invitational", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing). The correct English form is invitation, spelled I-N-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of inviting; solicitation; the requesting of a person's company.
- 2A document or verbal message conveying an invitation.
- 3Allurement; enticement.
- 4A line that is intentionally left open to encourage the opponent to attack.
- 5The brief exhortation introducing the confession in the Anglican communion-office.
- 6A bid that tells one's partner that game or slam is likely if their hand is at the strong end of what they have indicated.
Etymology
From Middle English invitacioun, ynvytacioun, from Latin invītātio, reinforced by Middle French invitation. By surface analysis, invite + -ation. Displaced native Middle English lathinge from Old English laþung (see dialectal English lathing).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: inivtation,innvitation,inviattion,invitaiton,invitasion,invitatino,invitationn,invitatoin,invitattion,invittaion,invittation,invtiation,invvitation,ivnitation,nivitation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of invitation - 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.
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 “invitation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-N-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɪn.vɪˈteɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “irritation” - see the side-by-side comparison. invitation vs irritation
- 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.