redaction

/ɹəˈdækʃən/

//ɹəˈdækʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“redaction” is uncommon English (frequency #67,782 among 3,094 “R” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#67,782
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.

Corpus desk

Index EN-redaction · redaction · English

redaction · rank #67,782 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #67,782
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH redden

Nearest frequency peer: redden (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “redaction”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “redaction” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for redaction
PropertyValue
Headwordredaction
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ɹəˈdækʃən/
Letters9
Frequency rank#67,782
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “redaction” in English

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).redactionfalls in this rarity band:

#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. Rare peers in the same band: “redden” (#67,783), “redid” (#67,784), “recognizance” (#67,779). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “redaction” is #67,782. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

redaction is uncommon English at frequency #67,782 among 3,094 “R” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ɹəˈdækʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for redaction, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion. The correct English form is redaction, spelled R-E-D-A-C-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
  2. 2
    The change or changes made while editing.
  3. 3
    The process of editing or censoring.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The government supplied only the redaction to the reporters; the original was kept secret.
  2. The content of this codex is a redaction of information from various earlier works. [≈ edited selection]

Etymology

From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion.

This word in other languages

redacción(Español)

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 "redaction"?
"redaction" is spelled R-E-D-A-C-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ɹəˈdækʃən/.
What does "redaction" mean?
As a noun, "redaction" means: An edited or censored version of a document; a product resulting from the process of editing or censoring.
How do you pronounce "redaction"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "redaction" is /ɹəˈdækʃən/. 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 "redaction"?
From French rédaction or its etymon New Latin redactiō (“redaction”), from Latin redigō (“to lead back, collect, prepare, reduce to a certain state”), from red- (“back”) + agō (“to put in motion, to drive”). By surface analysis, redact + -ion. 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 "redaction", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list