segregation

/sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/

//sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən// noun

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"segregation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“segregation” has 17 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,057. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,057
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
17
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.

Corpus desk

Index EN-segregation · segregation · English

segregation · rank #13,057 · 17 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,057
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 17 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH scholarly

Nearest frequency peer: scholarly (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “segregation”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for segregation
PropertyValue
Headwordsegregation
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,057
Misspellings tracked17
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “segregation”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).segregationlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “scholarly” (#13,056), “Seymour” (#13,058), “sarcastic” (#13,055). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “segregation” is #13,057. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 17 spelling variants around segregation (IPA /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,057 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 9 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 17 likely wrong-spelling variants for segregation, with forms such as "esgregation", "segergation", and "seggregation". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: 1555. From Latin segregatio. Morphologically segregate + -ion. The correct English form is segregation, spelled S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.
  2. 2
    The separation of people based upon race, sex, religion, or other identity in institutions.
  3. 3
    The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
  4. 4
    Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
  5. 5
    The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
  6. 6
    The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).
  7. 7
    The separation of a pair of chromatids or chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis
  8. 8
    Separation for practical reasons, by necessity.
  9. 9
    The separation of a subset of prisoners from the general prison population, possibly solitary confinement.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. The fact that one is gay or one's brother is gay […] — this has less influence on the average HK person's attention or attitude than how he or she finds a job, the way he lives and the way he eats, which is like New York or oter large cities. There tends to be a segregation between a person's private life and his job or other affairs. It does not mean tha…
  2. It has long been recognised that complete segregation of control of the respective services provided by the two undertakings, and of the power supply, signalling, and tracks relating to each was desirable.

Etymology

1555. From Latin segregatio. Morphologically segregate + -ion.

Synonyms

apartheidJim Crow law

Antonyms

desegregation

This word in other languages

segregación(Español)ségrégation(Français)Trennung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esgregation
  • segergation
  • seggregation
  • segreagtion
  • segregaiton
  • segregasion
  • segregatino
  • segregationn
  • segregatoin
  • segregattion
  • segreggation
  • segregtaion
  • segrgeation
  • segrregation
  • sergegation
  • sgeregation
  • ssegregation

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of segregation - 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.

esgregation2segergation2seggregation1segreagtion2segregaiton2segregasion1segregatino2segregationn1
Edit distance from "segregation"

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 "segregation"?
"segregation" is spelled S-E-G-R-E-G-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/.
What does "segregation" mean?
As a noun, "segregation" means: The act of setting apart and organizing things based upon their characteristics.
What are common misspellings of "segregation"?
Common misspellings include "esgregation", "segergation", "seggregation", "segreagtion", "segregaiton". The correct spelling is "segregation".
How do you pronounce "segregation"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "segregation" is /sɛɡɹəˈɡeɪ̯ʃən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "segregation"?
1555. From Latin segregatio. Morphologically segregate + -ion. 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 "segregation", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

ventilation#13,075chamberlain#13,114intercourse#12,997conditional#13,121

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (17 here; floor ≥5).

gymnastics17 variantsdegradation17 variantsimpeachment17 variantsunidentified17 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list