# education

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɛd͡ʒ.ʊˈkeɪ.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #526

## Definitions
1. The process of imparting knowledge, skill and judgment.
2. Facts, skills and ideas that have been learned, especially through formal instruction.
3. Upbringing, rearing.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French éducation, from Latin ēducātiō (“a breeding, bringing up, rearing”), from ēducō (“to educate, train”), from ēdūcō (“to lead forth, to take out; to raise up, to erect”). See educate.
Morphologically educate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **equation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/education-vs-equation)
- **educator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/education-vs-educator)
- **emulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/education-vs-emulation)
- **evocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/education-vs-evocation)
- **educational** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/education-vs-educational)

## Common misspellings (13)
`deucation`, `edcuation`, `edducation`, `eduaction`, `educaiton`, `educasion`, `educatino`, `educationn`, `educatoin`, `educattion`, `educcation`, `eductaion`, `eudcation`

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