# mediation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌmiːdiˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #14,791

## Definitions
1. Negotiation to resolve differences conducted by an impartial party.
2. The act of intervening for the purpose of bringing about a settlement.
3. Heritage interpretation.

## Etymology
From Middle English mediacion, mediacioun, medyacion, medyacyoun from Middle French mediacion and its etymon Late Latin mediātiō, from mediārī (“intervene”), from Latin medius (“middle”). By surface analysis, mediate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **mediator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mediation-vs-mediator)
- **medication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mediation-vs-medication)
- **meditation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mediation-vs-meditation)

## Common misspellings (12)
`emdiation`, `mdeiation`, `medaition`, `meddiation`, `mediaiton`, `mediasion`, `mediatino`, `mediationn`, `mediatoin`, `meditaion`, `meidation`, `mmediation`

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