# emigration

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #20,913

## Definitions
1. The act of emigrating; movement of a person or persons out of a country or national region, for the purpose of permanent relocation of residence.
2. A body of emigrants; emigrants collectively.

## Etymology
From Late Latin stem of emigratio, from e (“out”) + migrare (“to move, remove, depart”).

## Common misspellings (15)
`eimgration`, `emgiration`, `emigartion`, `emiggration`, `emigraiton`, `emigrasion`, `emigratino`, `emigrationn`, `emigratoin`, `emigrattion`, `emigrration`, `emigrtaion`, `emirgation`, `emmigration`, `meigration`

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