matriculation

/məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/

//məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən// noun

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"matriculation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“matriculation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,329. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,329
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Enrollment in a college or university.

Corpus desk

Index EN-matriculation · matriculation · English

matriculation · rank #44,329 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #44,329
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH massing

Nearest frequency peer: massing (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “matriculation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “matriculation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for matriculation
PropertyValue
Headwordmatriculation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/
Letters13
Frequency rank#44,329
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “matriculation”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).matriculationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “massing” (#44,328), “McClintock” (#44,330), “marshy” (#44,326). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “matriculation” is #44,329. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around matriculation (IPA /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #44,329 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for matriculation, with forms such as "amtriculation", "marticulation", and "matirculation". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct English form is matriculation, spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Enrollment in a college or university.
  2. 2
    A pass in some university examinations.
  3. 3
    A registration of armorial bearings.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. It was Oxford now—the matriculation photograph, posed in the stony front quad at Corpus, the pelican on top of the sundial appearing to sit on the head of the lanky, begowned chemist at the centre of the back row.

This word in other languages

inscription(Français)Immatrikulation(Deutsch)matrícula(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • amtriculation
  • marticulation
  • matirculation
  • matrciulation
  • matricculation
  • matricluation
  • matricualtion
  • matriculaiton
  • matriculasion
  • matriculatino
  • matriculationn
  • matriculatoin
  • matriculattion
  • matricullation
  • matricultaion
  • matriuclation
  • matrriculation
  • mattriculation
  • mmatriculation
  • mtariculation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of matriculation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

amtriculation2marticulation2matirculation2matrciulation2matricculation1matricluation2matricualtion2matriculaiton2
Edit distance from "matriculation"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "matriculation"?
"matriculation" is spelled M-A-T-R-I-C-U-L-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/.
What does "matriculation" mean?
As a noun, "matriculation" means: Enrollment in a college or university.
What are common misspellings of "matriculation"?
Common misspellings include "amtriculation", "marticulation", "matirculation", "matrciulation", "matricculation". The correct spelling is "matriculation".
How do you pronounce "matriculation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "matriculation" is /məˌtrɪkjʊˈleɪʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "matriculation" come from?
"matriculation" is a English word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "matriculation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

featherweight#44,199stylistically#44,512uncooperative#44,544undisciplined#44,546

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

preferentially20 variantsextraordinaire20 variantsdisturbingly20 variantsargumentation20 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list