# improvisation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪmpɹəvaɪˈzeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #25,422

## Definitions
1. The act or art of composing and making music, poetry, and the like, extemporaneously
2. That which is improvised; an impromptu.
3. Musical technique, characteristic of blues music.
4. The act of improvising, acting or going about something without planning ahead

## Etymology
From French improvisation. Morphologically improvise + -ation.

## Common misspellings (20)
`immprovisation`, `imporvisation`, `impprovisation`, `improivsation`, `improviastion`, `improvisaiton`, `improvisasion`, `improvisatino`, `improvisationn`, `improvisatoin`, `improvisattion`, `improvissation`, `improvistaion`, `improvsiation`, `improvvisation`, `imprrovisation`, `imprvoisation`, `imrpovisation`, `ipmrovisation`, `miprovisation`

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