luxation
"luxation" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“luxation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
Corpus desk
Index EN-luxation · luxation · English
luxation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "L" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | luxation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “luxation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
luxation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.".
Zero misspellings are on record for luxation in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation. The correct English form is luxation, spelled L-U-X-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how luxation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
lens luxation
The fore-arm, in this luxation, is in a state of half-flexion
Etymology
From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.