registration
/ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/
"registration" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“registration” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,185 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #4,185
- frequency rank, English
- 12
- letters
- 19
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of signing up or registering for something.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | registration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Frequency rank | #4,185 |
| Misspellings tracked | 19 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “registration” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for registration is 12 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,185 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 6 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for registration, with forms such as "ergistration", "reggistration", and "regisrtation". 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. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From register + -ation. The correct English form is registration, spelled R-E-G-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of signing up or registering for something.
- 2That which registers or makes something official, e.g. the form or paper that registers.
- 3Alignment, e.g. of colors or other elements in a printing process.
- 4The location where guests register, especially with a hotel.
- 5The art of selecting and combining the stops or registers of an organ.
- 6Ellipsis of registration number.
Etymology
From register + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: ergistration,reggistration,regisrtation,regisstration,registartion,registraiton,registrasion,registratino,registrationn,registratoin,registrattion,registrration,registrtaion,registtration,regitsration,regsitration,reigstration,rgeistration,rregistration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of registration - 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.
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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Using “registration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-G-I-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɹɛd͡ʒ.ɪˈstɹeɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.