mummification

Name: mummification, English Word Data
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/ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/

//ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən// noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“mummification” is uncommon English (frequency #74,331 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#74,331
frequency rank, English: 36,575
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

Key facts for mummification
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)

Where “mummification” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). mummification lands here:

#74,331

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

mummification is uncommon English at frequency #74,331 among 36,575 “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

1
The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.
2
The practice of wrapping a person's arms, torso, and legs in order to restrict their movement.

Etymology

From mummify + -ication, after French momification.

This word in other languages

momificación(Español)momification(Français)Mumifizierung(Deutsch)mumificação(Português)

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 "mummification"?

"mummification" is spelled M-U-M-M-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/.

What does "mummification" mean?

As a noun, "mummification" means: The preserving of a dead body, by making it into a mummy.

How do you pronounce "mummification"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "mummification" is /ˌmʌmɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/. 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 "mummification"?

From mummify + -ication, after French momification. See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “mummification”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is M-U-M-M-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.