personification

/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/

//pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən// noun

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"personification" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“personification” has 23 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #36,279. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#36,279
frequency rank, English
46,516
“P” headwords
23
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.

Key facts for personification
PropertyValue
Headwordpersonification
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/
Letters15
Frequency rank#36,279
Misspellings tracked23
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “personification” 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). personification lands here:

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

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 23 spelling variants around personification (IPA /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #36,279 among 46,516 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 23 likely wrong-spelling variants for personification, with forms such as "eprsonification", "perosnification", and "perrsonification". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From person(ify) + -ification. The correct English form is personification, spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
  2. 2
    An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
  3. 3
    The process of creating such a representation: a literary device or other artistic method in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

Etymology

From person(ify) + -ification.

This word in other languages

personificación(Español)personnification(Français)Personifizierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eprsonification
  • perosnification
  • perrsonification
  • persnoification
  • persoinfication
  • personfiication
  • personifciation
  • personiffication
  • personifiaction
  • personificaiton
  • personificasion
  • personificatino
  • personificationn
  • personificatoin
  • personificattion
  • personificcation
  • personifictaion
  • personiifcation
  • personnification
  • perssonification
  • pesronification
  • ppersonification
  • presonification

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of personification - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eprsonification2perosnification2perrsonification1persnoification2persoinfication2personfiication2personifciation2personiffication1
Edit distance from "personification"

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 "personification"?
"personification" is spelled P-E-R-S-O-N-I-F-I-C-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/.
What does "personification" mean?
As a noun, "personification" means: A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
What are common misspellings of "personification"?
Common misspellings include "eprsonification", "perosnification", "perrsonification", "persnoification", "persoinfication". The correct spelling is "personification".
How do you pronounce "personification"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "personification" is /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/. 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 "personification"?
From person(ify) + -ification. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “personification”

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

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