jubilation
/ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/
"jubilation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jubilation” is an uncommon English word, ranked #51,192 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #51,192
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | jubilation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,192 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “jubilation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for jubilation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #51,192 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.".
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for jubilation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”). The correct English form is jubilation, spelled J-U-B-I-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
Etymology
From Old French jubilacion, from Latin iūbilātiō (“a shouting for joy”). Cognate with Spanish jubilación (“retirement”).
This word in other languages
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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- The one correct English spelling is J-U-B-I-L-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.