# conformation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑnfɚˈmeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #34,837

## Definitions
1. The act of conforming; the act of producing conformity.
2. The state of being conformed; agreement
3. Structure, the arrangement of parts of some thing; form; arrangement.
4. The spatial arrangement of a group of atoms in a molecule as a result of rotation about a covalent bond which remains unbroken.

## Etymology
From Latin confōrmātiō.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`cconformation`, `cnoformation`, `cofnormation`, `confformation`, `confomration`, `conforamtion`, `conformaiton`, `conformasion`, `conformatino`, `conformationn`, `conformatoin`, `conformattion`, `conformmation`, `conformtaion`, `conforrmation`, `confromation`, `connformation`, `conofrmation`, `ocnformation`

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