meditation

/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/

//mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩// noun

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"meditation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“meditation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,714. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,714
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.

Corpus desk

Index EN-meditation · meditation · English

meditation · rank #7,714 · 15 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,714
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH marking

Nearest frequency peer: marking (-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 “meditation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “meditation” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

meditation vs meditative
80% similar
meditation vs mediation
90% similar
meditation vs medication
90% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for meditation
PropertyValue
Headwordmeditation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/
Letters10
Frequency rank#7,714
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “meditation”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).meditationlands 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 “marking” (#7,713), “messenger” (#7,715), “mainland” (#7,712). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “meditation” is #7,714. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around meditation (IPA /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #7,714 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for meditation, with forms such as "emditation", "mdeitation", and "medditation". 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, "meditative", "mediation", "medication", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”). The correct English form is meditation, spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
  2. 2
    Any of various types of achieving more or less altered states of consciousness, such as vacancy of mind or prolonged contemplation on a single sensation or thought, through relaxed or focused mental and physical activity generally of a nonstrenuous and non–substance-induced nature.
  3. 3
    A contemplative discourse, often on a religious or philosophical subject.
  4. 4
    A musical theme treated in a meditative manner.
  5. 5
    Careful and thorough thought.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Free-associating on paper is valuable—letting loose, as I described in the last chapter, and writing whatever you feel like writing, any way you want. It’s valuable when you’re learning to write to help you deal with fear, and it continues to be a useful technique for starting a piece of writing or moving beyond a point where you’re stuck. It’s a good way…
  2. Her book is less a cookbook than a meditation on the craft of cookery.

Etymology

From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”).

This word in other languages

meditación(Español)méditation(Français)Meditation(Deutsch)meditação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emditation
  • mdeitation
  • medditation
  • mediattion
  • meditaiton
  • meditasion
  • meditatino
  • meditationn
  • meditatoin
  • meditattion
  • medittaion
  • medittation
  • medtiation
  • meidtation
  • mmeditation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of meditation - 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.

emditation2mdeitation2medditation1mediattion2meditaiton2meditasion1meditatino2meditationn1
Edit distance from "meditation"

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 "meditation"?
"meditation" is spelled M-E-D-I-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/.
What does "meditation" mean?
As a noun, "meditation" means: A devotional exercise of, or leading to, contemplation.
What words are commonly confused with "meditation"?
"meditation" is commonly confused with "meditative", "mediation", "medication". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "meditation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "meditation" is /mɛdɪˈteɪʃn̩/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "meditation"?
From Old French meditacion, from Latin meditatio, from meditatus, the past participle of meditārī (“to meditate, to think over, consider”), itself from Proto-Indo-European *med- (“to measure, limit, consider, advise”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list