# competition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒm.pəˈtɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,300

## Definitions
1. The action of competing.
2. A contest for a prize or award.
3. The competitors in such a contest.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French compétition, from Late Latin competītiō, competītiōnem, from Latin competō, from con- + petō. By surface analysis, compete + -ition.

## Easily confused with
- **competitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-competitor)
- **competitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-competitive)
- **composition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-composition)
- **computation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-computation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccompetition`, `cmopetition`, `comeptition`, `commpetition`, `compeittion`, `competiiton`, `competision`, `competitino`, `competitionn`, `competitoin`, `competittion`, `compettiion`, `compettition`, `comppetition`, `compteition`, `copmetition`, `ocmpetition`

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