ornamentation

noun

"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
15,494
“O” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Decoration, adornment or embellishment.

Key facts for ornamentation
PropertyValue
Headwordornamentation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#38,534
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ornamentation” 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). ornamentation lands here:

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

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around ornamentation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,534 among 15,494 “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

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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Using “ornamentation”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is O-R-N-A-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list