recrimination
/ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/
"recrimination" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“recrimination” is uncommon English (frequency #75,346 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #75,346
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of recriminating.
Corpus desk
Index EN-recrimination · recrimination · English
recrimination · rank #75,346 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #75,346
- LEN-MEGA 13 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH reallocate
Nearest frequency peer: reallocate (-3 rank slots)
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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.
Long-tail ranks near “recrimination”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- readme
readme
24,660 corpus weight
- realest
realest
24,659 corpus weight
- reallocate
reallocate
24,658 corpus weight
- recriminati…
recrimination
24,655 corpus weight
- refried
refried
24,652 corpus weight
- rehydrate
rehydrate
24,651 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “recrimination” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | recrimination |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 13 |
| Frequency rank | #75,346 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “recrimination” in English
Rare enough to double-check
recrimination is uncommon English at frequency #75,346 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹiˌkɹɪməˈneɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for recrimination in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From French récrimination. The correct English form is recrimination, spelled R-E-C-R-I-M-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of recriminating.
- 2A counter or mutual accusation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how recrimination appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Will's figures, if correct, serve to underscore the extent of apolitical and anti-political sentiment in our community. Rather than indulge in recriminations over who "lost" the gay vote, it might be better to ask how we can redouble our efforts or re-direct our efforts to get gays and lesbians not only registered but voting as well.
Etymology
From French récrimination.
This word in other languages
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.
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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).