munition

/ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/

//ˌmjuˈnɪʃən// noun

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"munition" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“munition” is uncommon English (frequency #56,930 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,930
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.

Corpus desk

Index EN-munition · munition · English

munition · rank #56,930 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,930
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH mungo

Nearest frequency peer: mungo (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “munition”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “munition” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for munition
PropertyValue
Headwordmunition
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/
Letters8
Frequency rank#56,930
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “munition” in English

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).munitionfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “mungo” (#56,929), “multilayer” (#56,926), “mukhtar” (#56,925). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “munition” is #56,930. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

munition is uncommon English at frequency #56,930 among 4,057 “M” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for munition in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion. The correct English form is munition, spelled M-U-N-I-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
  2. 2
    Bombs, rockets, missiles (complete explosive devices, in contrast to e.g. guns).
  3. 3
    A tower or fortification.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Just as we can say that an English girl who leaves the narrow circle of her old life, and goes into a munition factory and joins a union and takes part in its debates, will never after be a docile home-slave; so we can say that the clergyman who helps in Y. M. C. A. work in France, or in Red Cross organization in America, will be less the bigot and formal…
  2. I wil stand vpon my watch, and fixe my steppe vpon the munition: and I wil behold, to see what may be sayd to me, and what I may answer to him that rebuketh me.

Etymology

From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion.

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 "munition"?
"munition" is spelled M-U-N-I-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/.
What does "munition" mean?
As a noun, "munition" means: Materials of war: armaments, weapons and ammunition.
How do you pronounce "munition"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "munition" is /ˌmjuˈnɪʃən/. 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 "munition"?
From Latin mūnitiō (“a defence, fortification”) via French munition, from mūnīre (“fortify, defend (with a wall)”) + -tiō, from moenia (“city walls, defensive walls, or walls in general”). Equivalent to munite + -ion. 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 "munition", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list