restoration
/ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/
"restoration" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“restoration” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #6,008 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #6,008
- frequency rank, English
- 11
- letters
- 17
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | restoration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #6,008 |
| Misspellings tracked | 17 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “restoration” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for restoration is 11 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/. Corpus data places it at rank #6,008 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. 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 restoration, with forms such as "erstoration", "resotration", and "resstoration". 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. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "restorative", "respiration", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation. The correct English form is restoration, spelled R-E-S-T-O-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
- 2The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
- 3The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
- 4The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
- 5The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.
Etymology
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erstoration,resotration,resstoration,restoartion,restoraiton,restorasion,restoratino,restorationn,restoratoin,restorattion,restorration,restortaion,restroation,resttoration,retsoration,rrestoration,rsetoration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of restoration - 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 “restoration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is R-E-S-T-O-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “restorative” - see the side-by-side comparison. restoration vs restorative
- 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.