# immigration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmɪˈɡɹeɪʃn/ · frequency rank #3,172

## Definitions
1. The act of immigrating; the passing or coming into a country of which one is not native born for the purpose of permanent residence.
2. The process of going through immigration checks at a border checkpoint.

## Etymology
From immigrate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (15)
`imigration`, `imimgration`, `immgiration`, `immigartion`, `immiggration`, `immigraiton`, `immigrasion`, `immigratino`, `immigrationn`, `immigratoin`, `immigrattion`, `immigrration`, `immigrtaion`, `immirgation`, `mimigration`

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