restitution
/ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/
"restitution" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“restitution” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #22,794 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #22,794
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A process of compensation for losses.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | restitution |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #22,794 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “restitution” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for restitution is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #22,794 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 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 restitution, with forms such as "erstitution", "resittution", and "resstitution". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio. The correct English form is restitution, spelled R-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A process of compensation for losses.
- 2The act of making good or compensating for loss or injury.
- 3A return or restoration to a previous condition or position.
- 4That which is offered or given in return for what has been lost, injured, or destroyed; compensation.
- 5The movement of rotation which usually occurs in childbirth after the head has been delivered, and which causes the latter to point towards the side to which it was directed at the beginning of labour.
Etymology
From Old French restitucion, from Latin restitutio.
Antonyms
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erstitution,resittution,resstitution,restittuion,restittution,restituiton,restitusion,restitutino,restitutionn,restitutoin,restituttion,restiuttion,resttitution,resttiution,retsitution,rrestitution,rsetitution
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restitution - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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 “restitution”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-T-I-T-U-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌɹɛstɪˈtjuʃən/ (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.