plantation

/plænˈteɪʃən/

//plænˈteɪʃən// noun

By · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) ·

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

The verdict

“plantation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #10,910. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#10,910
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
16
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.

Corpus desk

Index EN-plantation · plantation · English

plantation · rank #10,910 · 16 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,910
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 16 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pixel

Nearest frequency peer: pixel (-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 “plantation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “plantation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

plantation vs PlayStation
73% similar
plantation vs plantain
80% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for plantation
PropertyValue
Headwordplantation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/plænˈteɪʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#10,910
Misspellings tracked16
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “plantation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).plantationlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “pixel” (#10,909), “presently” (#10,911), “pits” (#10,908). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “plantation” is #10,910. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 16 spelling variants around plantation (IPA /plænˈteɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #10,910 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for plantation, with forms such as "lpantation", "palntation", and "planattion". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "PlayStation", "plantain", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantātiō (“planting, transplanting”), from plantātus (“planted”), the perfect passive participle of plantāre, + action noun suffix -tiō. The correct English form is plantation, spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
  2. 2
    An area where trees are planted, either for commercial purposes, or to adorn an estate.
  3. 3
    The importation of large numbers of workers and soldiers to displace the local population, such as in medieval Ireland and in the Americas; colonization.
  4. 4
    A colony established thus.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how plantation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Since the mid-1980s, when Indonesia first began to clear its bountiful forests on an industrial scale in favour of lucrative palm-oil plantations, “haze” has become an almost annual occurrence in South-East Asia. The cheapest way to clear logged woodland is to burn it, producing an acrid cloud of foul white smoke that, carried by the wind, can cover hundr…
  2. Across the street from the church, which is lovingly known as Mother Emanuel, is Marion Park. Until recently, this where a statue of Vice President John C. Calhoun, a slaveowner and staunch supporter of antebellum plantation slavery, stood. […] Drayton Hall, one of the oldest surviving plantations in the South, actively encourages visitors to pay respects…

Etymology

Borrowed from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantātiō (“planting, transplanting”), from plantātus (“planted”), the perfect passive participle of plantāre, + action noun suffix -tiō.

This word in other languages

plantación(Español)plantation(Français)Plantage(Deutsch)plantação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • lpantation
  • palntation
  • planattion
  • planntation
  • plantaiton
  • plantasion
  • plantatino
  • plantationn
  • plantatoin
  • plantattion
  • planttaion
  • planttation
  • platnation
  • pllantation
  • plnatation
  • pplantation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of plantation - 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.

lpantation2palntation2planattion2planntation1plantaiton2plantasion1plantatino2plantationn1
Edit distance from "plantation"

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 "plantation"?
"plantation" is spelled P-L-A-N-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /plænˈteɪʃən/.
What does "plantation" mean?
As a noun, "plantation" means: A large farm; estate or area of land designated for agricultural growth. Often includes housing for the owner and workers.
What words are commonly confused with "plantation"?
"plantation" is commonly confused with "PlayStation", "plantain". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "plantation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "plantation" is /plænˈteɪʃən/. 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 "plantation"?
Borrowed from Middle French plantation, from Latin plantātiō (“planting, transplanting”), from plantātus (“planted”), the perfect passive participle of plantāre, + action noun suffix -tiō. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
Yes, PlainSpell is a completely free word reference. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, confusable pairs, homophones, and spelling corrections across 5 languages without any sign-up or subscription.

Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "plantation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Nottingham#10,895sacrifices#10,929microphone#10,887strawberry#10,941

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).

realization16 variantsnationality16 variantsintentional16 variantstemptation16 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list