repatriation

noun

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"repatriation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“repatriation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,939. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,939
frequency rank, English
3,094
“R” headwords
18
tracked misspellings
1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.

Corpus desk

Index EN-repatriation · repatriation · English

repatriation · rank #26,939 · 18 variants · 1 confusable

  • FREQ-MID #26,939
  • LEN-MEGA 12 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,094
  • PHOTO-FINISH rel

Nearest frequency peer: rel (-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 “repatriation”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “repatriation” 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).

repatriation vs reparation
83% similar

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

Key facts for repatriation
PropertyValue
Headwordrepatriation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters12
Frequency rank#26,939
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs1
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “repatriation”

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).repatriationlands 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 “rel” (#26,938), “requiem” (#26,940), “reinvent” (#26,937). Among 3,094 “R” headwords, “repatriation” is #26,939. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around repatriation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #26,939 among 3,094 “R” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for repatriation, with forms such as "erpatriation", "reaptriation", and "repartiation". 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, "reparation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion. The correct English form is repatriation, spelled R-E-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
  2. 2
    The process of returning artworks, museum exhibits, etc. to their country of origin.
  3. 3
    The process of converting a foreign currency into the currency of one's own country.

Etymology

Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -ion.

This word in other languages

repatriación(Español)rapatriement(Français)Repatriierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • erpatriation
  • reaptriation
  • repartiation
  • repatiration
  • repatraition
  • repatriaiton
  • repatriasion
  • repatriatino
  • repatriationn
  • repatriatoin
  • repatriattion
  • repatritaion
  • repatrriation
  • repattriation
  • reppatriation
  • reptariation
  • rpeatriation
  • rrepatriation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

erpatriation2reaptriation2repartiation2repatiration2repatraition2repatriaiton2repatriasion1repatriatino2
Edit distance from "repatriation"

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 "repatriation"?
"repatriation" is spelled R-E-P-A-T-R-I-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "repatriation" mean?
As a noun, "repatriation" means: The process of returning of a person to their country of origin or citizenship.
What words are commonly confused with "repatriation"?
"repatriation" is commonly confused with "reparation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "repatriation"?
Either a learned borrowing from Medieval Latin repatriātiō (“act of restoring someone to their homeland”) or from Italian repatriazione and remodelled after words in -ation. By surface analysis, repatriate + -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 "repatriation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

regenerative#26,933mythological#26,895transferable#27,002asymmetrical#27,059

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

augmentation18 variantscomplacency18 variantsexcruciating18 variantsconservancy18 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list