# connotation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒnəˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #31,119

## Definitions
1. A meaning of a word or phrase that is suggested or implied, as opposed to a denotation, or literal meaning. A characteristic of words or phrases, or of the contexts that words and phrases are used in.
2. The attribute or aggregate of attributes connoted by a term, contrasted with denotation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin connotātiō, from connotō (“I mark in addition”), from Latin con- (“together, with”) + noto (“I note”); equivalent to connote + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **consolation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connotation-vs-consolation)
- **convocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connotation-vs-convocation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconnotation`, `cnonotation`, `connoattion`, `connotaiton`, `connotasion`, `connotatino`, `connotationn`, `connotatoin`, `connotattion`, `connottaion`, `connottation`, `conntoation`, `conontation`, `conotation`, `ocnnotation`

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