# enumeration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˌnjuːməˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #47,606

## Definitions
1. The act of enumerating, making separate mention, or recounting.
2. A detailed account, in which each thing is specially noticed.
3. A list; especially, a numbered list.
4. A recapitulation, in the peroration, of the heads of an argument.
5. A data type that allows variables to have any of a predefined set of values.

## Etymology
From Middle French énumeration (French énumération). By surface analysis, enumerate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (16)
`enmueration`, `ennumeration`, `enuemration`, `enumeartion`, `enumeraiton`, `enumerasion`, `enumeratino`, `enumerationn`, `enumeratoin`, `enumerattion`, `enumerration`, `enumertaion`, `enummeration`, `enumreation`, `eunmeration`, `neumeration`

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