suggestion

/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/

//səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən// noun

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"suggestion" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“suggestion” has 14 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,901. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,901
frequency rank, English
6,566
“S” headwords
14
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)

Corpus desk

Index EN-suggestion · suggestion · English

suggestion · rank #4,901 · 14 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,901
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 14 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 6,566
  • PHOTO-FINISH substance

Nearest frequency peer: substance (-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 “suggestion”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “suggestion” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

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

suggestion vs suggestive
80% similar
suggestion vs suggestions
91% similar
suggestion vs suggesting
80% similar

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

Key facts for suggestion
PropertyValue
Headwordsuggestion
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/
Letters10
Frequency rank#4,901
Misspellings tracked14
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “suggestion”

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).suggestionlands 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 “substance” (#4,900), “Switzerland” (#4,902), “subsequently” (#4,899). Among 6,566 “S” headwords, “suggestion” is #4,901. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 14 spelling variants around suggestion (IPA /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #4,901 among 6,566 “S” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for suggestion, with forms such as "sgugestion", "ssuggestion", and "sugegstion". 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 3 confusable-pair relationships, "suggestive", "suggestions", "suggesting", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast. The correct English form is suggestion, spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
  2. 2
    The act of suggesting.
  3. 3
    Something implied, which the mind is liable to take as fact.
  4. 4
    The act of exercising control over a hypnotised subject by communicating some belief or impulse by means of words or gestures; the idea so suggested.
  5. 5
    Information, insinuation, speculation, as opposed to a sworn testimony and evidence.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. make a suggestion
  2. I have a small suggestion for fixing this: try lifting the left side up a bit.

Etymology

From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast.

Synonyms

hintincitementproposal

This word in other languages

sugerencia(Español)suggestion(Français)Vorschlag(Deutsch)sugestão(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • sgugestion
  • ssuggestion
  • sugegstion
  • sugestion
  • suggesiton
  • suggession
  • suggesstion
  • suggestino
  • suggestionn
  • suggestoin
  • suggesttion
  • suggetsion
  • suggsetion
  • usggestion

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

sgugestion2ssuggestion1sugegstion2sugestion1suggesiton2suggession1suggesstion1suggestino2
Edit distance from "suggestion"

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 "suggestion"?
"suggestion" is spelled S-U-G-G-E-S-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/.
What does "suggestion" mean?
As a noun, "suggestion" means: Something suggested (with subsequent adposition being for)
What words are commonly confused with "suggestion"?
"suggestion" is commonly confused with "suggestive", "suggestions", "suggesting". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "suggestion"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "suggestion" is /səˈd͡ʒɛst.ʃən/. 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 "suggestion"?
From Middle English suggestion, from Anglo-Norman suggestioun, sugestiun, from Latin suggestiō, from suggerō (“suggest”, verb), from Latin sub- (“from below, up”) + gerō (“to bring”). Equivalent to suggest + -ion. Related to English up-, cast. 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 "suggestion", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (14 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list