lamination

/ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

//ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

Detailed reference entry for the English word "lamination", 10-letters, with pronunciation in International Phonetic Alphabet notation, etymology traced through Germanic and Romance roots where applicable, common misspelling variants catalogued from Wiktionary, and usage frequency ranked against an open word-frequency list covering the top 100,000 English words. PlainSpell covers English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German spelling with confusable-pair detection that highlights visually and phonetically similar words. This entry for "lamination" includes synonyms, antonyms, homophones, and cross-language translation pointers sourced from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org extract. Whether you are verifying the correct spelling of "lamination" for academic writing, checking homophone confusion, or exploring etymological origins, this page provides a citation-backed, free reference that requires no sign-up.

The verdict

“lamination” is an uncommon English word, ranked #64,486 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#64,486
frequency rank, English
10
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) — The process of laminating, joining together thin layers.

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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:

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for lamination is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #64,486 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

No misspelling variants are generated for lamination in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct English form is lamination, spelled L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

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.

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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.
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Using “lamination”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is L-A-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌlæm.ɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.

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