lamination

/ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

//ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

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"lamination" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“lamination” is uncommon English (frequency #64,486 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#64,486
frequency rank, English
16,425
“L” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.

Corpus desk

Index EN-lamination · lamination · English

lamination · rank #64,486 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #64,486
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 16,425
  • PHOTO-FINISH Lambing

Nearest frequency peer: Lambing (-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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “lamination”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “lamination” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for lamination
PropertyValue
Headwordlamination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#64,486
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “lamination” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

lamination is uncommon English at frequency #64,486 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.

lamination has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best explained by sound-to-letter mapping rather than etymology. The correct English form is lamination, spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.
  2. 2
    Something made by laminating.
  3. 3
    A foliation of a closed subset of a manifold by subspaces of one dimension less.
  4. 4
    A layer of something that is laminated.
  5. 5
    A small scale sequence of fine layers that occurs in sedimentary rocks.

This word in other languages

laminación(Español)laminage(Français)Laminat(Deutsch)

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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Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "lamination"?
"lamination" is spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does "lamination" mean?
As a noun, "lamination" means: The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.
How do you pronounce "lamination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "lamination" is /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "lamination" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "lamination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Malinowski#64,515jackhammer#64,455marsupials#64,523indictable#64,441
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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list