relegation

noun

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"relegation" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“relegation” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #16,574. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#16,574
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
15
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of being relegated

Corpus desk

Index EN-relegation · relegation · English

relegation · rank #16,574 · 15 variants · 4 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #16,574
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 4 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH reinforcement

Nearest frequency peer: reinforcement (-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 “relegation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “relegation” 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).

relegation vs revelation
80% similar
relegation vs relocation
80% similar
relegation vs relation
80% similar

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

Key facts for relegation
PropertyValue
Headwordrelegation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters10
Frequency rank#16,574
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “relegation”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).relegationlands 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 “reinforcement” (#16,573), “repertoire” (#16,575), “repository” (#16,576). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “relegation” is #16,574. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around relegation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #16,574 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for relegation, with forms such as "erlegation", "reelgation", and "releagtion". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "revelation", "relocation", "relation", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis. The correct English form is relegation, spelled R-E-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of being relegated
  2. 2
    The act of being relegated
  3. 3
    The act of being relegated

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

This word in other languages

descenso(Español)relégation(Français)Abstieg(Deutsch)rebaixamento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erlegation
  • reelgation
  • releagtion
  • relegaiton
  • relegasion
  • relegatino
  • relegationn
  • relegatoin
  • relegattion
  • releggation
  • relegtaion
  • relgeation
  • rellegation
  • rleegation
  • rrelegation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erlegation2reelgation2releagtion2relegaiton2relegasion1relegatino2relegationn1relegatoin2
Edit distance from "relegation"

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 "relegation"?
"relegation" is spelled R-E-L-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "relegation" mean?
As a noun, "relegation" means: The act of being relegated
What words are commonly confused with "relegation"?
"relegation" is commonly confused with "revelation", "relocation", "relation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "relegation"?
Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis. 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 "relegation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

repertoire#16,575repository#16,576progresses#16,568stereotype#16,590

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

psychotic15 variantsstringent15 variantsillegitimate15 variantshomelessness15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list