# commemoration

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˌmɛməˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #19,792

## Definitions
1. The act of commemorating; an observance or celebration to honor the memory of some person or event.
2. That which serves the purpose of commemorating; a memorial.
3. The specification of individual saints in the prayers for the dead.
4. The great festival of the Oxford academic year, usually taking place on the third Wednesday after Trinity Sunday.

## Etymology
First attested in 1384, in Middle English; inherited from Middle English commemoracioun, from Old French commemoration (French commémoration), from Latin commemorātiō. By surface analysis, commemorate + -ion

## Easily confused with
- **commemorative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commemoration-vs-commemorative)

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccommemoration`, `cmomemoration`, `comemmoration`, `comemoration`, `commemmoration`, `commemoartion`, `commemoraiton`, `commemorasion`, `commemoratino`, `commemorationn`, `commemoratoin`, `commemorattion`, `commemorration`, `commemortaion`, `commemroation`, `commeomration`, `commmeoration`, `ocmmemoration`

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