# admiration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæd.məˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #13,086

## Definitions
1. A positive emotion including wonder and approbation; the regarding of another as being wonderful
2. Wondering or questioning (without any particular positive or negative attitude to the subject).
3. Cause of admiration; something to excite wonder, or pleased surprise.

## Etymology
From Middle English admiracion, borrowed from Middle French admiration, or directly from Latin admīrātiō, from prefix ad- (“to, towards”) + mīrō (“I look at”) + -ātiō. Compare the verb admire, and US dialectal terms miration and mirate.

## Easily confused with
- **adoration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admiration-vs-adoration)
- **aspiration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admiration-vs-aspiration)

## Common misspellings (15)
`addmiration`, `adimration`, `admiartion`, `admiraiton`, `admirasion`, `admiratino`, `admirationn`, `admiratoin`, `admirattion`, `admirration`, `admirtaion`, `admmiration`, `admriation`, `amdiration`, `damiration`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/admiration