ovation
[ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]
"ovation" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“ovation” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #19,926. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #19,926
- frequency rank, English
- 1,431
- “O” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 4
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
Corpus desk
Index EN-ovation · ovation · English
ovation · rank #19,926 · 10 variants · 4 confusables
- FREQ-MID #19,926
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,431
- PHOTO-FINISH Osama
Nearest frequency peer: Osama (-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 “ovation”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- OCD
OCD
80,079 corpus weight
- Olympian
Olympian
80,078 corpus weight
- Osama
Osama
80,076 corpus weight
- ovation
ovation
80,075 corpus weight
- oversees
oversees
80,074 corpus weight
- palaces
palaces
80,073 corpus weight
What this shows “ovation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | ovation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩] |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #19,926 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 4 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “ovation”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around ovation (IPA [ə(ʊ)ˈveɪ.ʃn̩]), anoun. Corpus frequency is #19,926 among 1,431 “O” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for ovation, with forms such as "oavtion", "ovaiton", and "ovasion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "ovulation", "option", "ovarian", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem. The correct English form is ovation, spelled O-V-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A victory ceremony of less importance than a triumph.
- 2A (ceremony for the) recognition of some achievement.
- 3Prolonged enthusiastic applause.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how ovation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Triumph, a Solemn Honour done to Generals after great Victories, receiving them into Town with Publick Acclamations; there were two ſorts among the Romans; the Great, that was ſimply called Tr[i]umph; and the Little called, Ovation; […] [I]t was by Special Priviledge that L. Cornelius Lentulus, Proconſul, was admitted to this Honour of an Ovation, in 553.…
The Dictator [Mamercus Aemilius Mamercinus] was allow'd a Triumph, and [Aulus Cornelius] Coſſus an Ovation, wherein he appear'd with the Spoils of K[ing] Volumnius [i.e., Lars Tolumnius], and fix'd them as a ſolemn Offering in the Temple of Jupiter Feretrius, being the firſt Spolia Opima that had been brought thither ſince the Time of Romulus.
Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin ovātiōnem.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- oavtion
- ovaiton
- ovasion
- ovatino
- ovationn
- ovatoin
- ovattion
- ovtaion
- ovvation
- voation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ovation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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