vaccination

/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/

//ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən// noun

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

The verdict

“vaccination” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,264. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,264
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
15
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vaccination · vaccination · English

vaccination · rank #13,264 · 15 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,264
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 15 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH upheld

Nearest frequency peer: upheld (-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 “vaccination”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “vaccination” 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 vaccination
PropertyValue
Headwordvaccination
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/
Letters11
Frequency rank#13,264
Misspellings tracked15
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vaccination”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).vaccinationlands 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 “upheld” (#13,263), “Valerie” (#13,265), “unreal” (#13,262). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vaccination” is #13,264. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 15 spelling variants around vaccination (IPA /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,264 among 969 “V” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for vaccination, with forms such as "avccination", "vacciantion", and "vaccinaiton". 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 typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia and cow pox… The correct English form is vaccination, spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-A-T-I-O-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Near-synonym: immunization (broadly synonymous)
  2. One of the hidden glories of Victorian engineering is proper drains. Isolating a city’s effluent and shipping it away in underground sewers has probably saved more lives than any medical procedure except vaccination.

Etymology

From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia and cow pox are separate conditions, but at the time of Jenner, they were considered the same condition.

This word in other languages

vacunación(Español)vaccination(Français)Impfung(Deutsch)vacinação(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • avccination
  • vacciantion
  • vaccinaiton
  • vaccinasion
  • vaccinatino
  • vaccinationn
  • vaccinatoin
  • vaccinattion
  • vaccinnation
  • vaccintaion
  • vaccniation
  • vacicnation
  • vacination
  • vcacination
  • vvaccination

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

avccination2vacciantion2vaccinaiton2vaccinasion1vaccinatino2vaccinationn1vaccinatoin2vaccinattion1
Edit distance from "vaccination"

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 "vaccination"?
"vaccination" is spelled V-A-C-C-I-N-A-T-I-O-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.ʃən/.
What does "vaccination" mean?
As a noun, "vaccination" means: Inoculation with a vaccine, in order to protect from a particular disease or strain of disease.
What are common misspellings of "vaccination"?
Common misspellings include "avccination", "vacciantion", "vaccinaiton", "vaccinasion", "vaccinatino". The correct spelling is "vaccination".
How do you pronounce "vaccination"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vaccination" is /ˌvæk.sɪˈneɪ.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 "vaccination"?
From vaccinia, a cowpox infection. Ultimately from Latin vacca (“cow”). Coined by Edward Jenner (1749-1823) in 1798. Jenner infected people with weakened cowpox viruses (vaccinia), to immunise them against smallpox. It is now known that vaccinia a... 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 "vaccination", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).

tendencies15 variantsadolescent15 variantspatriotism15 variantsdiscounted15 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list