# germination

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #36,995

## Definitions
1. The process of germinating; the beginning of vegetation or growth from a seed or spore; the first development of germs, either animal or vegetable.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin germinātiō, By surface analysis, germinate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (17)
`egrmination`, `gemrination`, `gerimnation`, `germiantion`, `germinaiton`, `germinasion`, `germinatino`, `germinationn`, `germinatoin`, `germinattion`, `germinnation`, `germintaion`, `germmination`, `germniation`, `gerrmination`, `ggermination`, `gremination`

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