menstruation
/ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/
"menstruation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“menstruation” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,919. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,919
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
Corpus desk
Index EN-menstruation · menstruation · English
menstruation · rank #32,919 · 19 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,919
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-HIGH 19 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mendez
Nearest frequency peer: Mendez (-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 “menstruation”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- meandering
meandering
67,085 corpus weight
- Mendez
Mendez
67,083 corpus weight
- menstruation
menstruation
67,082 corpus weight
- messianic
messianic
67,081 corpus weight
- metering
metering
67,080 corpus weight
- Michaela
Michaela
67,079 corpus weight
What this shows “menstruation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | menstruation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #32,919 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “menstruation”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 19 spelling variants around menstruation (IPA /ˌmɛnstɹuːˈeɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,919 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for menstruation, with forms such as "emnstruation", "mennstruation", and "mensrtuation". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is a cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, which displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”). The correct English form is menstruation, spelled M-E-N-S-T-R-U-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The periodic discharging of the menses, the flow of blood and cells from the lining of the uterus in unfertilized females of humans and other primates.
- 2An instance of menstruation, the part of each month during which a fertile woman menstruates.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how menstruation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
It would seem that in Avebury, Stonehenge, and Malta the mystery cult of menstruation/mensuration reached its most consummate development.
[T]he release of semen from the penis predominantly symbolizes a forceful masculine operation, an orgasmic ‘rush’ – ejaculate refers to a sudden happening, an ejection – while the ‘loss’ of blood during menstruation is viewed as a more or less passive occurrence. Even the metaphors employed to depict these two aspects of corporeality serve to situate them…
Etymology
From menstruum + -ation, modelled after Late Latin menstruatio. The word is a cognate with French menstruation, Spanish menstruación, which displaced Old English mōnaþblōd (literally “monthblood”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- emnstruation
- mennstruation
- mensrtuation
- mensstruation
- menstraution
- menstrruation
- menstruaiton
- menstruasion
- menstruatino
- menstruationn
- menstruatoin
- menstruattion
- menstrutaion
- mensttruation
- mensturation
- mentsruation
- mesntruation
- mmenstruation
- mnestruation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of menstruation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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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Same letter count
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Similar misspelling depth
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