luxation

noun

"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

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Key facts for luxation
PropertyValue
Headwordluxation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters8
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “luxation” in English

luxationsits beyond the 100,000 most-frequent English words, in the long tail of technical, archaic, or otherwise rare vocabulary where spelling doubt tends to strike hardest.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

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

  1. 1
    The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how luxation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. lens luxation
  2. 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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "luxation"?
"luxation" is spelled L-U-X-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "luxation" mean?
As a noun, "luxation" means: The act of luxating, or the state of being luxated; a dislocation or displacement.
What is the origin of the word "luxation"?
From Late Latin luxatio: compare French luxation. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list