# maturation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,369

## Definitions
1. The process of becoming mature.
2. The process of differentiation that produces the adult form of an organism.
3. The process of maturating, or suppurating fully.

## Etymology
From Middle English maturacioun, from Middle French maturation, from Latin maturatio. By surface analysis, mature + -ation.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`amturation`, `matruation`, `matturation`, `matuartion`, `maturaiton`, `maturasion`, `maturatino`, `maturationn`, `maturatoin`, `maturattion`, `maturration`, `maturtaion`, `mautration`, `mmaturation`, `mtauration`

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