# cohabitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /koʊhæbɪˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #43,085

## Definitions
1. An emotional and physical intimate relationship which includes a common living place and which exists without legal or religious sanction.
2. The act of living together.
3. A place where two or more individuals reside together.
4. The act of two species living together in the same habitat.
5. Cooperation between politicians of opposing political parties; especially, in France, between a President and Prime Minister.

## Etymology
From Middle English cohabitacioun, from Old French cohabitacion and Late Latin cohabitātiō. By surface analysis, co- + habitation.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccohabitation`, `choabitation`, `coahbitation`, `cohabbitation`, `cohabiattion`, `cohabitaiton`, `cohabitasion`, `cohabitatino`, `cohabitationn`, `cohabitatoin`, `cohabitattion`, `cohabittaion`, `cohabittation`, `cohabtiation`, `cohaibtation`, `cohbaitation`, `cohhabitation`, `ochabitation`

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