liberation
/ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/
"liberation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“liberation” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #8,166 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #8,166
- frequency rank, English
- 10
- letters
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 3
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | liberation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #8,166 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 3 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “liberation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for liberation is 10 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #8,166 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for liberation, with forms such as "ilberation", "lbieration", and "libberation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "liberator", "liberating", "laceration", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion. The correct English form is liberation, spelled L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of liberating or the state of being liberated.
- 2Synonym of conquest or theft.
- 3The achievement of equal rights and status, particularly as seen as freedom from historic and structural oppression.
Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French libération, and from Latin liberatio, liberationem (“a freeing”), from liberare past participle liberatus (“set free”); see liberate. Equivalent to liberate + -ion.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ilberation,lbieration,libberation,libeartion,liberaiton,liberasion,liberatino,liberationn,liberatoin,liberattion,liberration,libertaion,libreation,liebration,lliberation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of liberation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “liberation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is L-I-B-E-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌlɪbəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “liberator” - see the side-by-side comparison. liberation vs liberator
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.