numeration

/ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/

//ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən// noun

"numeration" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“numeration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
10
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.

Corpus desk

Index EN-numeration · numeration · English

numeration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "N" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for numeration
PropertyValue
Headwordnumeration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/
Letters10
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “numeration” in English

numerationranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

numeration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No misspelling variants are generated for numeration in our index, and the word's spelling is regular enough that our generator found nothing worth flagging. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion. The correct English form is numeration, spelled N-U-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
  2. 2
    Any system of giving names to numbers.

Etymology

From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion.

Synonyms

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "numeration"?
"numeration" is spelled N-U-M-E-R-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "numeration" mean?
As a noun, "numeration" means: The act of counting or numbering; enumeration.
How do you pronounce "numeration"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "numeration" is /ˌn(j)uː.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/. 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 "numeration"?
From Middle English numeracioun, from Latin numerātiō. By surface analysis, numerate + -ion. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list