mummification
/ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/
"mummification" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“mummification” is uncommon English (frequency #74,331 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #74,331
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-mummification · mummification · English
mummification · rank #74,331 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #74,331
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH nacelle
Nearest frequency peer: nacelle (+3 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.
Long-tail ranks near “mummification”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- mmh
mmh
25,677 corpus weight
- motored
motored
25,674 corpus weight
- mummificati…
mummification
25,670 corpus weight
- nacelle
nacelle
25,667 corpus weight
- Nacogdoches
Nacogdoches
25,666 corpus weight
- Naija
Naija
25,664 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “mummification” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | mummification |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #74,331 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “mummification” in English
Rare enough to double-check
mummification is uncommon English at frequency #74,331 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for mummification in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From mummify + -ication, after French momification. The correct English form is mummification, spelled M-U-M-M-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
- 2The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how mummification appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Mummification is not reserved exclusively for humans. Cats, dogs, and even crocodiles often get the same treatment—complete with animal-shaped coffins and painted faces.
Etymology
From mummify + -ication, after French momification.
This word in other languages
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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