# consideration

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˌsɪd.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #4,435

## Definitions
1. The thought process of considering, of taking multiple or specified factors into account (with of being the main corresponding adposition).
2. Something considered as a reason or ground for a (possible) decision.
3. The tendency to consider others and make allowances for their needs or desires.
4. A payment or other recompense for something done.
5. A matter of inducement for something promised; something valuable given as recompense for a promise, which causes the promise to become binding as a contract.
6. Importance or regard; a claim to notice or attention.

## Etymology
From Middle English consideracioun, from Old French consideracion, from Latin cōnsīderātiō. By surface analysis, consider + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **considerations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consideration-vs-considerations)
- **confederation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/confederation-vs-consideration)

## Common misspellings (20)
`cconsideration`, `cnosideration`, `conisderation`, `connsideration`, `consdieration`, `considderation`, `consideartion`, `consideraiton`, `considerasion`, `consideratino`, `considerationn`, `consideratoin`, `considerattion`, `considerration`, `considertaion`, `considreation`, `consiedration`, `conssideration`, `cosnideration`, `ocnsideration`

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