# graduation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɡɹæd͡ʒuˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #6,362

## Definitions
1. The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution).
2. A commencement ceremony.
3. The action or process of leaving a group.
4. A marking (e.g., on a container) indicating a measurement on a scale, usually one of many such markings; the making of such marks.
5. The exposure of a liquid in large surfaces to the air, so as to hasten its evaporation.

## Etymology
From graduate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (15)
`garduation`, `ggraduation`, `gradaution`, `gradduation`, `graduaiton`, `graduasion`, `graduatino`, `graduationn`, `graduatoin`, `graduattion`, `gradutaion`, `graudation`, `grdauation`, `grraduation`, `rgaduation`

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