remediation
/rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/
"remediation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“remediation” has 16 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,990. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,990
- frequency rank, English
- 3,094
- “R” headwords
- 16
- tracked misspellings
- 1
- confusable pair
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 2, 2026) - The act or process of remedying a situation.
Corpus desk
Index EN-remediation · remediation · English
remediation · rank #27,990 · 16 variants · 1 confusable
- FREQ-MID #27,990
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 16 variants
- BOOK-MID 3,094
- PHOTO-FINISH regularity
Nearest frequency peer: regularity (-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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “remediation”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- rancher
rancher
72,016 corpus weight
- Redding
Redding
72,013 corpus weight
- regularity
regularity
72,012 corpus weight
- remediation
remediation
72,011 corpus weight
- resounding
resounding
72,009 corpus weight
- retract
retract
72,007 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “remediation” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | remediation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,990 |
| Misspellings tracked | 16 |
| Confusable pairs | 1 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “remediation” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 16 spelling variants around remediation (IPA /rɪˌmiːdiˈeɪʃn/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,990 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The act or process of remedying a situation.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 16 likely wrong-spelling variants for remediation, with forms such as "ermediation", "reemdiation", and "remdeiation". 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 1 confusable-pair relationship, "repudiation", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From remediate + -ion. The correct English form is remediation, spelled R-E-M-E-D-I-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act or process of remedying a situation.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how remediation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The site required extensive environmental remediation before it could be used for other purposes.
Etymology
From remediate + -ion.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ermediation
- reemdiation
- remdeiation
- remedaition
- remeddiation
- remediaiton
- remediasion
- remediatino
- remediationn
- remediatoin
- remediattion
- remeditaion
- remeidation
- remmediation
- rmeediation
- rremediation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of remediation - 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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 2, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "remediation", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (16 here; floor ≥5).
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.