procession

/pɹəˈsɛʃən/

//pɹəˈsɛʃən// noun

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

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

The verdict

“procession” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,589. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,589
frequency rank, English
4,417
“P” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of progressing or proceeding.

Corpus desk

Index EN-procession · procession · English

procession · rank #13,589 · 14 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,589
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,417
  • PHOTO-FINISH pretended

Nearest frequency peer: pretended (-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 “procession”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “procession” 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).

procession vs processor
80% similar
procession vs profession
90% similar
procession vs progression
82% similar

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

Key facts for procession
PropertyValue
Headwordprocession
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/pɹəˈsɛʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#13,589
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “procession”

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).processionlands here:

#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. Same rarity band neighbours include “pretended” (#13,588), “purge” (#13,590), “pounding” (#13,587). Among 4,417 “P” headwords, “procession” is #13,589. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around procession (IPA /pɹəˈsɛʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,589 among 4,417 “P” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for procession, with forms such as "porcession", "pprocession", and "prcoession". 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, "processor", "profession", "progression", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed. The correct English form is procession, spelled P-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of progressing or proceeding.
  2. 2
    A group of people or things moving along in an orderly, stately, or solemn manner; a train of persons advancing in order; a retinue.
  3. 3
    A number of things happening in sequence (in space or in time).
  4. 4
    Litanies said in procession and not kneeling.
  5. 5
    The rapid dismissal of a series of batsmen.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. From whence it came to pass in the primitive times , that the Latin fathers taught expressly the procession of the Spirit from the Father and the Son
  2. Yet proof is here of men's unquenched desire / That the procession of their life might be / More equable majestic pure and free; […]

Etymology

From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”); see proceed.

This word in other languages

procesión(Español)procession(Français)Prozession(Deutsch)avanço(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • porcession
  • pprocession
  • prcoession
  • proccession
  • procesion
  • procesison
  • processino
  • processionn
  • processoin
  • procestion
  • procsesion
  • proecssion
  • prrocession
  • rpocession

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

porcession2pprocession1prcoession2proccession1procesion1procesison2processino2processionn1
Edit distance from "procession"

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 "procession"?
"procession" is spelled P-R-O-C-E-S-S-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /pɹəˈsɛʃən/.
What does "procession" mean?
As a noun, "procession" means: The act of progressing or proceeding.
What words are commonly confused with "procession"?
"procession" is commonly confused with "processor", "profession", "progression". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "procession"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "procession" is /pɹəˈsɛʃən/. 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 "procession"?
From Middle English processioun, borrowed from Old French pourciession, from Latin prōcessiō (“a marching forward, an advance, in Late Latin a religious procession”), from prōcēdere, past participle prōcessus (“to move forward, advance, proceed”);... 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 "procession", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

relocation#13,592sanitation#13,599paragraphs#13,578metropolis#13,565

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

pretended14 variantspathology14 variantssandstone14 variantsintercept14 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list