# facilitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #31,977

## Definitions
1. The act of facilitating or making easy.
2. The process of synapses becoming more capable of transmitting the same type of signal each time certain types of sensory signals pass through sequences of these synapses.

## Etymology
From facilitate + -ion. Compare Latin facilitātiō.

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

## Common misspellings (18)
`afcilitation`, `faccilitation`, `faciiltation`, `faciliattion`, `facilitaiton`, `facilitasion`, `facilitatino`, `facilitationn`, `facilitatoin`, `facilitattion`, `facilittaion`, `facilittation`, `facillitation`, `faciltiation`, `facliitation`, `faiclitation`, `fcailitation`, `ffacilitation`

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