workstation
/ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/
"workstation" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“workstation” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,703. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,703
- frequency rank, English
- 12,113
- “W” headwords
- 18
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | workstation |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/ |
| Letters | 11 |
| Frequency rank | #27,703 |
| Misspellings tracked | 18 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “workstation” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 18 spelling variants around workstation (IPA /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #27,703 among 12,113 “W” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for workstation, with forms such as "owrkstation", "wokrstation", and "workkstation". 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. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.
Etymologically, the entry records: From work + station. The correct English form is workstation, spelled W-O-R-K-S-T-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A desktop computer, normally more powerful than a normal PC and often dedicated to a specific task, such as graphics.
- 2An area, at a workplace, for a single worker.
Etymology
From work + station.
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- owrkstation
- wokrstation
- workkstation
- worksattion
- worksstation
- workstaiton
- workstasion
- workstatino
- workstationn
- workstatoin
- workstattion
- worksttaion
- worksttation
- worktsation
- worrkstation
- worsktation
- wrokstation
- wworkstation
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of workstation - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
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.
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Using “workstation”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is W-O-R-K-S-T-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈwɝkˌsteɪʃən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.