peregrination

/ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/

//ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩// noun

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

The verdict

“peregrination” is outside the top-ranked English vocabulary, used as a noun - the kind of word writers most often double-check.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
13
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person's life regarded as a temporary stay on earth and a journey to the afterlife.

Key facts for peregrination
PropertyValue
Headwordperegrination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/
Letters13
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “peregrination” sits in English frequency

peregrination falls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for peregrination is 13 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/. It sits outside the most-frequent rank tiers, which is often why uncommon words generate more spelling variants per reader. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

peregrination doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English peregrinacioun, peregrinacion (“journey; pilgrimage; (figuratively) human journey through life”), from Anglo-Norman peregrinaciun (“human journey through life”), peregrination (“pilgrimage; overseas travel”), and Old French peregrin… The correct English form is peregrination, spelled P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person's life regarded as a temporary stay on earth and a journey to the afterlife.
  2. 2
    A journey made by a pilgrim; a pilgrimage; also (uncountable) the making of pilgrimages.
  3. 3
    A journey or trip, especially by foot; also (uncountable) journeying, travelling.
  4. 4
    Broad or systematic discussion of a subject; (countable) an instance of this; a discourse.
  5. 5
    Straying from the main subject in speech or writing; digression; (countable) an instance of this.
  6. 6
    The state of living abroad temporarily; sojourning; (countable) an act of doing this; a sojourn.

Etymology

From Late Middle English peregrinacioun, peregrinacion (“journey; pilgrimage; (figuratively) human journey through life”), from Anglo-Norman peregrinaciun (“human journey through life”), peregrination (“pilgrimage; overseas travel”), and Old French peregrinacion, peregrination (“pilgrimage; overseas travel”) (modern French pérégrination), and from their etymon Latin peregrīnātiō (“overseas sojourn or travel; (Late Latin) pilgrimage; sojourn; human journey through life”), from peregrīnātus (“living or travelling overseas”) + -iō (suffix forming abstract nouns). Peregrīnātus is the perfect passive participle of peregrīnor (“to live or travel overseas; to be overseas; to roam, rove; to be a stranger”), from peregrīnus (“alien, foreign; exotic”) (from peregrē̆ (“abroad; from abroad; heading abroad”) + -īnus (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’)) + -or (suffix forming first-person singular present passive indicative verbs).

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 "peregrination"?
"peregrination" is spelled P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/.
What does "peregrination" mean?
As a noun, "peregrination" means: A person's life regarded as a temporary stay on earth and a journey to the afterlife.
How do you pronounce "peregrination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "peregrination" is /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/. 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 "peregrination"?
From Late Middle English peregrinacioun, peregrinacion (“journey; pilgrimage; (figuratively) human journey through life”), from Anglo-Norman peregrinaciun (“human journey through life”), peregrination (“pilgrimage; overseas travel”), and Old Frenc... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “peregrination”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is P-E-R-E-G-R-I-N-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌpɛɹɪɡɹɪˈneɪʃn̩/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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 FrequencyWords open word-frequency list