# legislation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌlɛd͡ʒɪˈsleɪʃən/ · frequency rank #2,740

## Definitions
1. The act of legislating; preparation and enactment of laws.
2. A law which has been enacted by legislature or other governing body.

## Etymology
From Late Latin lēgislātiō (“the giving of the law”). Morphologically legislate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **legislator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislation-vs-legislator)
- **legislative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/legislation-vs-legislative)

## Common misspellings (17)
`elgislation`, `leggislation`, `legilsation`, `legisaltion`, `legislaiton`, `legislasion`, `legislatino`, `legislationn`, `legislatoin`, `legislattion`, `legisllation`, `legisltaion`, `legisslation`, `legsilation`, `leigslation`, `lgeislation`, `llegislation`

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