# deforestation

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˌfɒɹɪsˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #22,344

## Definitions
1. The process of destroying a forest and replacing it with something else, especially with an agricultural system.
2. A transformation to eliminate intermediate data structures within a program.

## Etymology
From deforest + -ation. First attested in 1870.

## Common misspellings (20)
`ddeforestation`, `defforestation`, `defoerstation`, `deforesattion`, `deforesstation`, `deforestaiton`, `deforestasion`, `deforestatino`, `deforestationn`, `deforestatoin`, `deforestattion`, `deforesttaion`, `deforesttation`, `deforetsation`, `deforrestation`, `deforsetation`, `defroestation`, `deofrestation`, `dfeorestation`, `edforestation`

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