tintinnabulation
/ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/
"tintinnabulation" is a 16-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“tintinnabulation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A tinklingsound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.
Corpus desk
Index EN-tintinnabulation · tintinnabulation · English
tintinnabulation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-7 7 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "T" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
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.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | tintinnabulation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “tintinnabulation” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
tintinnabulation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌtɪntɪnˌnæbjəˈleɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for tintinnabulation in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from Latin tintinnabulum (“a bell”), from tintinō, a reduplicated form of tinniō (“ring, jingle”). The correct English form is tintinnabulation, spelled T-I-N-T-I-N-N-A-B-U-L-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A tinklingsound, as of a bell or of breaking glass.
- 2The ringing of bells.
Etymology
Noun of action from tintinnabulate, from Latin tintinnabulum (“a bell”), from tintinō, a reduplicated form of tinniō (“ring, jingle”).
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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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