levitation
/ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/
"levitation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“levitation” is uncommon English (frequency #51,822 among 16,425 “L” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #51,822
- frequency rank, English
- 16,425
- “L” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | levitation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #51,822 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “levitation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
levitation is uncommon English at frequency #51,822 among 16,425 “L” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌlɛvɪˈteɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
levitation doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate. The correct English form is levitation, spelled L-E-V-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The raising of something, such as a body, without apparent physical cause, allegedly using the power of the mind.
- 2The suspension of something via technical means without any mechanical support, such as by magnetism.
Etymology
From levitate + -ion, from Latin levitas (“lightness”), patterned in English on gravitate.
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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Using “levitation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-E-V-I-T-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.