segmentation

Name: segmentation, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

noun

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed September 3, 2026

The verdict

“segmentation” has 19 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #21,652. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#21,652
frequency rank, English: 6,566
“S” headwords: 19
tracked misspellings: 1
confusable pair

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act or an instance of dividing into segments.

Corpus desk

Index EN-segmentation · segmentation · English

segmentation · rank #21,652 · 19 variants · 1 confusable

FREQ-MID #21,652
LEN-MEGA 12 letters
VOW-5 5 vowels
CONFUS-LOW 1 pairs
VAR-HIGH 19 variants
BOOK-DENSE 6,566
PHOTO-FINISH Sega

Nearest frequency peer: Sega (-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.

Scully

78,352
seductive

78,351
Sega

78,350
segmentation

78,349
Sergey

78,348
shaker

78,347

What this shows “segmentation” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

segmentation vs sedimentation

85% similar

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

Key facts for segmentation
Property	Value
Headword	segmentation
Language	English
Part of speech	Noun
Letters	12
Frequency rank	#21,652
Misspellings tracked	19
Confusable pairs	1
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “segmentation”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).segmentationlands here:

#21,652

#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 “Sega” (#21,651), “Sergey” (#21,653), “seductive” (#21,650). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “segmentation” is #21,652. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 19 spelling variants around segmentation, anoun. Corpus frequency is #21,652 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 19 likely wrong-spelling variants for segmentation, with forms such as "esgmentation", "segemntation", and "seggmentation". 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, "sedimentation", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From segment + -ation. The correct English form is segmentation, spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

1
The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
2
The state of being divided into segments
3
The partitioning of an image into groups of pixels

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how segmentation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

Near-synonym: sectioning

Etymology

From segment + -ation.

This word in other languages

segmentation(Français)Segmentierung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

esgmentation
segemntation
seggmentation
segmenattion
segmenntation
segmentaiton
segmentasion
segmentatino
segmentationn
segmentatoin
segmentattion
segmenttaion
segmenttation
segmetnation
segmmentation
segmnetation
semgentation
sgementation
ssegmentation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

Edit distance from "segmentation"

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 "segmentation"?

"segmentation" is spelled S-E-G-M-E-N-T-A-T-I-O-N.

What does "segmentation" mean?

As a noun, "segmentation" means: The act or an instance of dividing into segments.

What words are commonly confused with "segmentation"?

"segmentation" is commonly confused with "sedimentation". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.

What is the origin of the word "segmentation"?

From segment + -ation. 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 "segmentation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (19 here; floor ≥5).

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