sequestration

noun

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"sequestration" is a 13-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“sequestration” has 20 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #31,760. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#31,760
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
20
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

Corpus desk

Index EN-sequestration · sequestration · English

sequestration · rank #31,760 · 20 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #31,760
  • LEN-MEGA 13 letters
  • VOW-6 6 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 20 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH separator

Nearest frequency peer: separator (-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 “sequestration”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “sequestration” 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 sequestration
PropertyValue
Headwordsequestration
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters13
Frequency rank#31,760
Misspellings tracked20
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “sequestration”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).sequestrationlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “separator” (#31,759), “shoal” (#31,762), “sensibly” (#31,757). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “sequestration” is #31,760. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 20 spelling variants around sequestration, anoun. Corpus frequency is #31,760 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 20 likely wrong-spelling variants for sequestration, with forms such as "esquestration", "seqeustration", and "seqquestration". 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. Our dataset records no confusable match here, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”). The correct English form is sequestration, spelled S-E-Q-U-E-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. In possession of ample property, it was not from motives of retrenchment he had quitted the frequented scenes of life; sequestration during the first months of marriage had been his choice, equally as that of his partner;[…]
  2. At that time there was no rigid sequestration on the islands, and lepers, if they chose, were allowed to go free.

Etymology

From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”).

This word in other languages

séquestration(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • esquestration
  • seqeustration
  • seqquestration
  • sequesrtation
  • sequesstration
  • sequestartion
  • sequestraiton
  • sequestrasion
  • sequestratino
  • sequestrationn
  • sequestratoin
  • sequestrattion
  • sequestrration
  • sequestrtaion
  • sequesttration
  • sequetsration
  • sequsetration
  • seuqestration
  • sqeuestration
  • ssequestration

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of sequestration - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

esquestration2seqeustration2seqquestration1sequesrtation2sequesstration1sequestartion2sequestraiton2sequestrasion1
Edit distance from "sequestration"

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 "sequestration"?
"sequestration" is spelled S-E-Q-U-E-S-T-R-A-T-I-O-N.
What does "sequestration" mean?
As a noun, "sequestration" means: The process or act of sequestering; a putting aside or separating.
What are common misspellings of "sequestration"?
Common misspellings include "esquestration", "seqeustration", "seqquestration", "sequesrtation", "sequesstration". The correct spelling is "sequestration".
What is the origin of the word "sequestration"?
From Middle French sequestration, from Late Latin sequestrātiō, from Latin sequestrō (“sequester”). 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 "sequestration", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 13 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (20 here; floor ≥5).

magnification20 variantsdeterministic20 variantsdenominational20 variantsconsecutively20 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list