renunciation

Name: renunciation, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“renunciation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,045. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,045
frequency rank, English: 3,094
“R” headwords: 18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.

Corpus desk

Index EN-renunciation · renunciation · English

renunciation · rank #45,045 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

FREQ-MID #45,045
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-6 6 vowels
CONFUS-0 No pairs
VAR-HIGH 18 variants
BOOK-MID 3,094
PHOTO-FINISH reparation

Nearest frequency peer: reparation (+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.

reinvention

54,959
reit

54,958
renunciation

54,956
reparation

54,955
repute

54,954
retardant

54,953

What this shows “renunciation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Key facts for renunciation
Property	Value
Headword	renunciation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#45,045
Misspellings tracked	18
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “renunciation”

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).renunciationlands here:

#45,045

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “reparation” (#45,046), “reit” (#45,043), “repute” (#45,047). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “renunciation” is #45,045. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around renunciation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,045 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for renunciation, with forms such as "ernunciation", "rennuciation", and "rennunciation". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce. The correct English form is renunciation, spelled R-E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.
2
The resignation of an ecclesiastical office.
3
The act by which a person abandons a right acquired, but without transferring it to another.
4
In the Anglican baptismal service, the part in which the candidate in person or by his sureties renounces the Devil and all his works.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

The President's renunciation of the treaty has upset Congress.
The life of the spirit demands readiness for renunciation when the occasion arises […].

Etymology

From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce.

This word in other languages

renonciation(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

ernunciation
rennuciation
rennunciation
renucniation
renuncaition
renuncciation
renunciaiton
renunciasion
renunciatino
renunciationn
renunciatoin
renunciattion
renuncitaion
renunication
renunnciation
reunnciation
rneunciation
rrenunciation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of renunciation - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "renunciation"

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 "renunciation"?

"renunciation" is spelled R-E-N-U-N-C-I-A-T-I-O-N.

What does "renunciation" mean?

As a noun, "renunciation" means: The act of rejecting or renouncing something as invalid.

What are common misspellings of "renunciation"?

Common misspellings include "ernunciation", "rennuciation", "rennunciation", "renucniation", "renuncaition". The correct spelling is "renunciation".

What is the origin of the word "renunciation"?

From Latin renūntiātiō. Compare renounce. 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 "renunciation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 12 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

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