susurration
/ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/
"susurration" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“susurration” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 11
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
Corpus desk
Index EN-susurration · susurration · English
susurration · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 11 letters
- VOW-5 5 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | susurration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “susurration” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
susurration is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌsu.səˈreɪ.ʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.".
susurration doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin susurratio. The correct English form is susurration, spelled S-U-S-U-R-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A low and indistinct whispering sound; a murmur.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how susurration appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Most of the Hummers are honey-lovers, and they extract the sweetest juices of the flowers. The "soft susurrations" of their wings, as they poise above the flowers, inserting their long beaks into tubes of nectar, announce their presence.
The rain was now falling more steadily, with a low, monotonous susurration, interrupted at long intervals by the sudden slashing of the boughs of the trees as the wind rose and failed.
Etymology
From Latin susurratio.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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