pagination

/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/

//ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“pagination” is uncommon English (frequency #70,986 among 4,417 “P” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,986
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.

Corpus desk

Index EN-pagination · pagination · English

pagination · rank #70,986 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,986
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH paintwork

Nearest frequency peer: paintwork (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “pagination”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “pagination” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for pagination
PropertyValue
Headwordpagination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#70,986
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “pagination” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).paginationfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “paintwork” (#70,987), “overqualified” (#70,983), “pantries” (#70,989). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “pagination” is #70,986. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

pagination is uncommon English at frequency #70,986 among 4,417 “P” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for pagination in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: from French pagination The correct English form is pagination, spelled P-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
  2. 2
    The act of numbering pages for a document, book, etc.
  3. 3
    The separation of data into batches, so that it can be retrieved with a number of smaller requests.

Etymology

from French pagination

This word in other languages

paginación(Español)pagination(Français)Paginierung(Deutsch)paginação(Português)

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 "pagination"?
"pagination" is spelled P-A-G-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/.
What does "pagination" mean?
As a noun, "pagination" means: The act of creating pages for a document, book, etc., or determining when to truncate text on the pages.
How do you pronounce "pagination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "pagination" is /ˌpæd͡ʒəˈneɪʃən/. 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 "pagination"?
from French pagination 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 "pagination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

philatelic#71,003Norristown#70,959Muhlenberg#70,932rearmament#71,045

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list