vituperation
/v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/
"vituperation" is a 12-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“vituperation” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 12
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.
Corpus desk
Index EN-vituperation · vituperation · English
vituperation · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 12 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "V" 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 | vituperation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 12 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “vituperation” in English
Rare enough to double-check
vituperation is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /v(a)ɪˌtjuːpəˈɹeɪʃən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for vituperation, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate + -ion. The correct English form is vituperation, spelled V-I-T-U-P-E-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1The act of vituperating; severely blaming or censuring.
- 2Criticism or invective that is sustained and overly harsh; abuse, severe blame or censure.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how vituperation appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
...but, for several successive days, as she was careful in observing the strictest regimen (..), she actually became much better, especially as to these favourable circumstances was added great calmness of temper, she wisely substituting the quiet sneer of contempt for angry vituperation and vindictive scorn.
"Do you call me a spy?" / "And what have you called me? Because you are a husband, is the privilege of vituperation to be all on your side?"
Etymology
From Latin vituperātiō (“censure, blame”), equivalent to vituperate + -ion.
This word in other languages
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.