reprehension
/ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/
"reprehension" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reprehension” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand
Corpus desk
Index EN-reprehension · reprehension · English
reprehension · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "R" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reprehension |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “reprehension” in English
Rare enough to double-check
reprehension is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌɹɛpɹɪˈhɛnʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand".
Zero misspellings are on record for reprehension in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Latin reprehensio, reprehensionis. The correct English form is reprehension, spelled R-E-P-R-E-H-E-N-S-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1the act, or an expression, of criticism, censure or condemnation; reprimand
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reprehensio, reprehensionis.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.