# innovation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪn.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #4,165

## Definitions
1. The act of innovating; the introduction of something new, in customs, rites, etc.
2. A change effected by innovating; a change in customs.
3. Something new, and contrary to established customs, manners, or rites.
4. A newly formed shoot, or the annually produced addition to the stems of many mosses.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French innovation, from Old French innovacion, from Late Latin innovatio, innovationem, from Latin innovo, innovatus. Morphologically innovate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **innovator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovation-vs-innovator)
- **innovative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovation-vs-innovative)
- **invocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovation-vs-invocation)
- **intonation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/innovation-vs-intonation)

## Common misspellings (13)
`innoavtion`, `innovaiton`, `innovasion`, `innovatino`, `innovationn`, `innovatoin`, `innovattion`, `innovtaion`, `innovvation`, `innvoation`, `inonvation`, `inovation`, `ninovation`

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