reservation
/ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/
"reservation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“reservation” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #7,733 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #7,733
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | reservation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #7,733 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “reservation” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for reservation is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #7,733 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 10 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for reservation, with forms such as "erservation", "reesrvation", and "reseravtion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation. The correct English form is reservation, spelled R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- 2The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- 3The act of reserving, withholding or keeping back.
- 4Something that is withheld or kept back.
- 5A limiting qualification regarding certainty or risk; a doubt or concern.
- 6A tract of land set apart by the US government for the use of a Native American people, such as the Hopi Reservation or the Navajo Nation's territory.
- 7An arrangement by which accommodation or transport arrangements are secured in advance.
- 8The area which separates opposing lanes of traffic on a divided motorway or dual carriageway.
- 9The setting aside of a certain percentage of vacancies in government institutions for members of backward and underrepresented communities (defined primarily by caste and tribe).
- 10A power of an overseeing authority to suspend legislation in the jurisdiction being overseen pending the approval of a higher authority. Such as a provincial/state governor reserving a bill passed by the state/provincial legislature from assent, pending approval of the federal government; or a federal bill passed by federal parliament being reserved by the viceroy pending approval by the crown.
Etymology
From Middle French reservation, equivalent to reserve + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erservation,reesrvation,reseravtion,reserrvation,reservaiton,reservasion,reservatino,reservationn,reservatoin,reservattion,reservtaion,reservvation,resevration,resrevation,resservation,rreservation,rseervation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of reservation - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
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.
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Using “reservation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-E-R-V-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɹɛz.ɚˈveɪ.ʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.