# identification

> English word · Noun · IPA /aɪˌdɛntɪfɪˈkeɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #5,333

## Definitions
1. The act of identifying (i.e., which one, which thing).
2. The combination of identifying (which one, which thing) and validating the identity (proving or confirming it); identifying and authenticating viewed as a unitary concept in cognition.
3. The state of being identified.
4. A particular instance of identifying something.
5. A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
6. A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding, or belonging towards somebody or something.

## Etymology
From French identification.

## Common misspellings (21)
`dientification`, `iddentification`, `idenitfication`, `idenntification`, `identfiication`, `identifciation`, `identiffication`, `identifiaction`, `identificaiton`, `identificasion`, `identificatino`, `identificationn`, `identificatoin`, `identificattion`, `identificcation`, `identifictaion`, `identiifcation`, `identtification`, `idetnification`, `idnetification`, `iedntification`

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