jubilation
/ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/
"jubilation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“jubilation” is uncommon English (frequency #51,192 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,192
- frequency rank, English
- 796
- “J” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A triumphant shouting; rejoicing; exultation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-jubilation · jubilation · English
jubilation · rank #51,192 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #51,192
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 796
- PHOTO-FINISH joyride
Nearest frequency peer: joyride (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “jubilation”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- ISRO
ISRO
48,814 corpus weight
- joyride
joyride
48,810 corpus weight
- jubilation
jubilation
48,809 corpus weight
- Kadri
Kadri
48,807 corpus weight
- Kalyan
Kalyan
48,806 corpus weight
- Kante
Kante
48,805 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “jubilation” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “jubilation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
jubilation is uncommon English at frequency #51,192 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌd͡ʒuːbəlˈeiːʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "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.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how jubilation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The final whistle triggered scenes of wild jubilation at Eden Park as a nation celebrated a repeat of the outcome from the very first World Cup final in 1987.
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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