ornamentation

noun

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"ornamentation" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ornamentation” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,534. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,534
frequency rank, English
1,431
“O” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Decoration, adornment or embellishment.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ornamentation · ornamentation · English

ornamentation · rank #38,534 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,534
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,431
  • PHOTO-FINISH orifice

Nearest frequency peer: orifice (-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 “ornamentation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “ornamentation” 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 ornamentation
PropertyValue
Headwordornamentation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,534
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ornamentation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).ornamentationlands 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 “orifice” (#38,533), “overcoat” (#38,535), “opportunist” (#38,532). Among 1,431 “O” headwords, “ornamentation” is #38,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around ornamentation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,534 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for ornamentation, with forms such as "onramentation", "oranmentation", and "ornaemntation". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From ornament + -ation. The correct English form is ornamentation, spelled O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
  2. 2
    The act or process of decorating etc.
  3. 3
    Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style.

Etymology

From ornament + -ation.

This word in other languages

ornementation(Français)ornamentação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • onramentation
  • oranmentation
  • ornaemntation
  • ornamenattion
  • ornamenntation
  • ornamentaiton
  • ornamentasion
  • ornamentatino
  • ornamentationn
  • ornamentatoin
  • ornamentattion
  • ornamenttaion
  • ornamenttation
  • ornametnation
  • ornammentation
  • ornamnetation
  • ornmaentation
  • ornnamentation
  • orrnamentation
  • ronamentation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ornamentation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

onramentation2oranmentation2ornaemntation2ornamenattion2ornamenntation1ornamentaiton2ornamentasion1ornamentatino2
Edit distance from "ornamentation"

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 "ornamentation"?
"ornamentation" is spelled O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "ornamentation" mean?
As a noun, "ornamentation" means: Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
What are common misspellings of "ornamentation"?
Common misspellings include "onramentation", "oranmentation", "ornaemntation", "ornamenattion", "ornamenntation". The correct spelling is "ornamentation".
What is the origin of the word "ornamentation"?
From ornament + -ation. 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 "ornamentation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list