# compilation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒm.pɪˈleɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #8,912

## Definitions
1. The act or process of compiling or gathering together from various sources.
2. That which is compiled; especially, a book or document composed of materials gathering from other books or documents.
3. Translation of source code into object code by a compiler.

## Etymology
English compile + -ation, from Middle French, from Latin compilatio (“a raking together, a plundering, a collection of documents”).

## Easily confused with
- **completion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compilation-vs-completion)
- **computation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compilation-vs-computation)
- **complication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compilation-vs-complication)
- **combination** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combination-vs-compilation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccompilation`, `cmopilation`, `comiplation`, `commpilation`, `compialtion`, `compilaiton`, `compilasion`, `compilatino`, `compilationn`, `compilatoin`, `compilattion`, `compillation`, `compiltaion`, `compliation`, `comppilation`, `copmilation`, `ocmpilation`

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