# decoration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌdɛkəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #9,315

## Definitions
1. The act of adorning, embellishing, or honoring; ornamentation.
2. Any item that adorns, enriches, or beautifies; something added by way of embellishment or ornamentation.
3. Specifically, any mark of honor to be worn upon the person, as a medal, cross, or ribbon of an order of knighthood, bestowed for services in war, great achievements in literature, art, etc.
4. The use of exotic sugars as decoys to distract the immune system of a host
5. Refurbishment; renovation

## Etymology
From Latin decoratio: compare French décoration. Morphologically decorate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **decorator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-decorator)
- **decorative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-decorative)
- **detonation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-detonation)
- **desolation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-desolation)
- **decorations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-decorations)
- **deportation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-deportation)
- **deformation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decoration-vs-deformation)
- **decorating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decorating-vs-decoration)
- **declaration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/declaration-vs-decoration)

## Common misspellings (15)
`dceoration`, `ddecoration`, `deccoration`, `decoartion`, `decoraiton`, `decorasion`, `decoratino`, `decorationn`, `decoratoin`, `decorattion`, `decorration`, `decortaion`, `decroation`, `deocration`, `edcoration`

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