# argumentation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɑːɡjəmɛnˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #44,064

## Definitions
1. Inference based on reasoning from given propositions.
2. An exchange of arguments
3. The addition of arguments to a model; parameterization.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English argumentacioun, from Anglo-Norman argumentacion, Middle French argumentation, or their etymon Latin argūmentātiō; by surface analysis, argument + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **augmentation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argumentation-vs-augmentation)
- **argumentative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argumentation-vs-argumentative)

## Common misspellings (20)
`agrumentation`, `arggumentation`, `argmuentation`, `arguemntation`, `argumenattion`, `argumenntation`, `argumentaiton`, `argumentasion`, `argumentatino`, `argumentationn`, `argumentatoin`, `argumentattion`, `argumenttaion`, `argumenttation`, `argumetnation`, `argummentation`, `argumnetation`, `arrgumentation`, `arugmentation`, `ragumentation`

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