migration
/maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/
"migration" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“migration” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #5,711 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #5,711
- frequency rank, English
- 9
- letters
- 14
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | migration |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #5,711 |
| Misspellings tracked | 14 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “migration” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for migration is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/. Corpus data places it at rank #5,711 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 14 likely wrong-spelling variants for migration, with forms such as "imgration", "mgiration", and "migartion". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“I migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion. The correct English form is migration, spelled M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
- 2Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
- 3Movement in general.
- 4Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
- 5The movement of cells in particular directions to specific locations.
Etymology
From Middle French migration and its source, Latin migrātiō, from the participle stem of migrō (“I migrate”). Morphologically migrate + -ion.
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Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imgration,mgiration,migartion,miggration,migraiton,migrasion,migratino,migrationn,migratoin,migrattion,migrration,migrtaion,mirgation,mmigration
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of migration - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “migration”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-G-R-A-T-I-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.