notification

/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/

//ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩// noun

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"notification" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“notification” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #8,068. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#8,068
frequency rank, English
1,534
“N” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of notifying.

Corpus desk

Index EN-notification · notification · English

notification · rank #8,068 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #8,068
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,534
  • PHOTO-FINISH Montgomery

Nearest frequency peer: Montgomery (-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 “notification”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “notification” 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
Key facts for notification
PropertyValue
Headwordnotification
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/
Letters12
Frequency rank#8,068
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “notification”

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).notificationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Montgomery” (#8,067), “nova” (#8,069), “Oakland” (#8,070). Among 1,534 “N” headwords, “notification” is #8,068. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around notification (IPA /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #8,068 among 1,534 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for notification, with forms such as "nnotification", "noitfication", and "notfiication". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō. The correct English form is notification, spelled N-O-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of notifying.
  2. 2
    A specific piece of information that serves to notify.
  3. 3
    A message, alert, or signal displayed by a system or application to inform the user of an event, update, new message, etc.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. A notification popped up on my computer.
  2. I received an e-mail notification on my phone.

Etymology

From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō.

This word in other languages

notificación(Español)notification(Français)Benachrichtigung(Deutsch)notificação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • nnotification
  • noitfication
  • notfiication
  • notifciation
  • notiffication
  • notifiaction
  • notificaiton
  • notificasion
  • notificatino
  • notificationn
  • notificatoin
  • notificattion
  • notificcation
  • notifictaion
  • notiifcation
  • nottification
  • ntoification
  • ontification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of notification - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

nnotification1noitfication2notfiication2notifciation2notiffication1notifiaction2notificaiton2notificasion1
Edit distance from "notification"

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 "notification"?
"notification" is spelled N-O-T-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/.
What does "notification" mean?
As a noun, "notification" means: The act of notifying.
What are common misspellings of "notification"?
Common misspellings include "nnotification", "noitfication", "notfiication", "notifciation", "notiffication". The correct spelling is "notification".
How do you pronounce "notification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "notification" is /ˌnəʊtɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/. 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 "notification"?
From Middle French notification, from Old French notificacion, from Latin nōtificātiō. 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 "notification", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list