# causation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɔːˈzeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #25,315

## Definitions
1. The act of causing.
2. The act or agency by which an effect is produced.
3. Cause and effect, considered as a system.

## Etymology
From cause + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **caution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causation-vs-caution)
- **curation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causation-vs-curation)
- **cessation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causation-vs-cessation)
- **causative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/causation-vs-causative)
- **carnation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carnation-vs-causation)

## Common misspellings (12)
`casuation`, `cauastion`, `causaiton`, `causasion`, `causatino`, `causationn`, `causatoin`, `causattion`, `caussation`, `caustaion`, `ccausation`, `cuasation`

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