recombination

noun

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

The verdict

“recombination” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,195. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,195
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Combination a second or subsequent time.

Corpus desk

Index EN-recombination · recombination · English

recombination · rank #30,195 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,195
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH recognisable

Nearest frequency peer: recognisable (-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 “recombination”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “recombination” 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
Key facts for recombination
PropertyValue
Headwordrecombination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#30,195
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “recombination”

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).recombinationlands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “recognisable” (#30,194), “recounting” (#30,196), “receding” (#30,193). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “recombination” is #30,195. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around recombination, anoun. Corpus frequency is #30,195 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for recombination, with forms such as "ercombination", "rceombination", and "reccombination". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From re- + combination. The correct English form is recombination, spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Combination a second or subsequent time.
  2. 2
    The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
  3. 3
    The reverse of dissociation.
  4. 4
    The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.

Etymology

From re- + combination.

This word in other languages

recombinaison(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ercombination
  • rceombination
  • reccombination
  • recmobination
  • recobmination
  • recombbination
  • recombiantion
  • recombinaiton
  • recombinasion
  • recombinatino
  • recombinationn
  • recombinatoin
  • recombinattion
  • recombinnation
  • recombintaion
  • recombniation
  • recomibnation
  • recommbination
  • reocmbination
  • rrecombination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ercombination2rceombination2reccombination1recmobination2recobmination2recombbination1recombiantion2recombinaiton2
Edit distance from "recombination"

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 "recombination"?
"recombination" is spelled R-E-C-O-M-B-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "recombination" mean?
As a noun, "recombination" means: Combination a second or subsequent time.
What are common misspellings of "recombination"?
Common misspellings include "ercombination", "rceombination", "reccombination", "recmobination", "recobmination". The correct spelling is "recombination".
What is the origin of the word "recombination"?
From re- + combination. 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 "recombination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list