# congratulation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˌɡɹæd͡ʒʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #40,180

## Definitions
1. The act of congratulating.

## Etymology
From Middle English congratulacion, from Middle French congratulation or its etymon Latin congrātulātiō, from congrātulor (“to congratulate”). By surface analysis, congratulate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **congratulations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congratulation-vs-congratulations)
- **congratulating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/congratulating-vs-congratulation)

## Common misspellings (22)
`ccongratulation`, `cnogratulation`, `cognratulation`, `congartulation`, `conggratulation`, `congratluation`, `congrattulation`, `congratualtion`, `congratulaiton`, `congratulasion`, `congratulatino`, `congratulationn`, `congratulatoin`, `congratulattion`, `congratullation`, `congratultaion`, `congrautlation`, `congrratulation`, `congrtaulation`, `conngratulation`, `conrgatulation`, `ocngratulation`

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