# gravitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɡɹævɪˈteɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #43,175

## Definitions
1. The fundamental force of attraction which exists between all matter in the universe that tends to draw bodies towards each other, due to matter causing the curvature of spacetime. It is the weakest of the four fundamental interactions, and possesses a gauge boson known as the graviton.

## Etymology
Borrowed from New Latin gravitātiō, from gravitāt-, past participial stem of gravitō (“to gravitate”), + -tiō. By surface analysis, gravitate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`garvitation`, `ggravitation`, `graivtation`, `graviattion`, `gravitaiton`, `gravitasion`, `gravitatino`, `gravitationn`, `gravitatoin`, `gravitattion`, `gravittaion`, `gravittation`, `gravtiation`, `gravvitation`, `grravitation`, `grvaitation`, `rgavitation`

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