# computation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒmpjʊˈteɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #18,275

## Definitions
1. The act or process of computing; calculation; reckoning.
2. The result of computation; the amount computed.

## Etymology
From late Middle English computacioun, from Middle French computation, from Latin computatiō, from computare (“sum up, reckon, compute”); see compute. Morphologically compute + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **computational** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/computation-vs-computational)
- **competition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-computation)
- **compilation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compilation-vs-computation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccomputation`, `cmoputation`, `commputation`, `compputation`, `comptuation`, `compuattion`, `computaiton`, `computasion`, `computatino`, `computationn`, `computatoin`, `computattion`, `computtaion`, `computtation`, `comuptation`, `copmutation`, `ocmputation`

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