# cultivation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkʌltɪˈveɪʃən/ · frequency rank #12,398

## Definitions
1. The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
2. The art or act of cultivating (improvement of land for or by agriculture), as:
3. The state of being cultivated or used for agriculture
4. Devotion of time or attention to the improvement of (something)
5. Advancement or refinement in physical, intellectual, or moral condition

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin cultivātus, perfect passive participle of cultivō, + -ion, or Middle French cultivation. By surface analysis, cultivate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccultivation`, `clutivation`, `culitvation`, `culltivation`, `cultiavtion`, `cultivaiton`, `cultivasion`, `cultivatino`, `cultivationn`, `cultivatoin`, `cultivattion`, `cultivtaion`, `cultivvation`, `culttivation`, `cultviation`, `cutlivation`, `ucltivation`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/cultivation