# deterioration

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˌtɪəɹɪəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #16,449

## Definitions
1. The process of making or growing worse, or the state of having grown worse.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French détérioration; morphologically deteriorate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`ddeterioration`, `deetrioration`, `deteiroration`, `deterioartion`, `deterioraiton`, `deteriorasion`, `deterioratino`, `deteriorationn`, `deterioratoin`, `deteriorattion`, `deteriorration`, `deteriortaion`, `deteriroation`, `deteroiration`, `deterrioration`, `detreioration`, `detterioration`, `dteerioration`, `edterioration`

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