# cremation

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɹɪˈmeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #26,739

## Definitions
1. A burning; especially the act or practice of cremating the dead, burning a corpse.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin cremātiō, cremātiōnis; equivalent to cremate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccremation`, `cermation`, `creamtion`, `cremaiton`, `cremasion`, `crematino`, `cremationn`, `crematoin`, `cremattion`, `cremmation`, `cremtaion`, `crmeation`, `crremation`, `rcemation`

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