quotation

/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/

//kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩// noun

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"quotation" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“quotation” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,820. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,820
frequency rank, English
288
“Q” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.

Corpus desk

Index EN-quotation · quotation · English

quotation · rank #14,820 · 13 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #14,820
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 288
  • PHOTO-FINISH provoked

Nearest frequency peer: provoked (-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 “quotation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “quotation” 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).

quotation vs quotations
90% similar

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

Key facts for quotation
PropertyValue
Headwordquotation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/
Letters9
Frequency rank#14,820
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “quotation”

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

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “provoked” (#14,819), “pronunciation” (#14,818), “prohibit” (#14,817). Among 288 “Q” headwords, “quotation” is #14,820. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around quotation (IPA /kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #14,820 among 288 “Q” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for quotation, with forms such as "qoutation", "qquotation", and "quoattion". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 1 confusable-pair relationship, "quotations", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: The obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attested from the 15th century. The sense “fragment of verbal expression”, attested from the 17th century, may come from this source, or else from the verb quote + -ation. The correct English form is quotation, spelled Q-U-O-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
  2. 2
    The act of quoting someone or something.
  3. 3
    A price that has been quoted for buying or selling.
  4. 4
    The act of setting a price.
  5. 5
    A quota, a share.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. "Where they burn books, they will also burn people" is a famous quotation from Heinrich Heine.
  2. One of these preachers was a blacksmith, whose iron constitution had entirely given way, and the little strength that remained he exhausted in endless quotation of texts from the Bible.

Etymology

The obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attested from the 15th century. The sense “fragment of verbal expression”, attested from the 17th century, may come from this source, or else from the verb quote + -ation.

Synonyms

quote

This word in other languages

presupuesto(Español)devis(Français)Angebot(Deutsch)cotação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • qoutation
  • qquotation
  • quoattion
  • quotaiton
  • quotasion
  • quotatino
  • quotationn
  • quotatoin
  • quotattion
  • quottaion
  • quottation
  • qutoation
  • uqotation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

qoutation2qquotation1quoattion2quotaiton2quotasion1quotatino2quotationn1quotatoin2
Edit distance from "quotation"

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 "quotation"?
"quotation" is spelled Q-U-O-T-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/.
What does "quotation" mean?
As a noun, "quotation" means: A fragment of a human expression that is repeated by somebody else, for example from literature or a famous speech.
What words are commonly confused with "quotation"?
"quotation" is commonly confused with "quotations". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "quotation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "quotation" is /kwoʊˈteɪʃn̩/. 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 "quotation"?
The obsolete sense of “quota”, from Medieval Latin quotātiō, from Latin quotāre, is attested from the 15th century. The sense “fragment of verbal expression”, attested from the 17th century, may come from this source, or else from the verb quote +... 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 "quotation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

preschool#14,814reprinted#14,826resolving#14,827Salisbury#14,830

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list