iteration
/ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
"iteration" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“iteration” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #17,395 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #17,395
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 13
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
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 | iteration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #17,395 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “iteration” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for iteration is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #17,395 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for iteration, with forms such as "ietration", "iteartion", and "iteraiton". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "iterative", "ideation", "interaction", 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 Latin iterātiō, from iterō. Morphologically iterate + -ion. The correct English form is iteration, spelled I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A recital or a second performance; a repetition.
- 2A variation or version.
- 3The use of repetition in a computer program, especially in the form of a loop.
- 4A single repetition of the code within such a repetitive process.
Etymology
From Latin iterātiō, from iterō. Morphologically iterate + -ion.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ietration,iteartion,iteraiton,iterasion,iteratino,iterationn,iteratoin,iterattion,iterration,itertaion,itreation,itteration,tieration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of iteration - 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.
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 “iteration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is I-T-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɪt.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “iterative” - see the side-by-side comparison. iteration vs iterative
- 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.