# irrigation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪɹəˈɡeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #11,407

## Definitions
1. The act or process of irrigating, or the state of being irrigated; especially, the operation of causing water to flow over lands, for nourishing plants.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French irrigation, from Latin irrigatio.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`irigation`, `irirgation`, `irrgiation`, `irriagtion`, `irrigaiton`, `irrigasion`, `irrigatino`, `irrigationn`, `irrigatoin`, `irrigattion`, `irriggation`, `irrigtaion`, `ririgation`

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