# migration

> English word · Noun · IPA /maɪˈɡɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #5,711

## Definitions
1. An instance of moving to live in another place for a while.
2. Seasonal moving of animals, as mammals, birds or fish, especially between breeding and non-breeding areas.
3. Movement in general.
4. Instance of changing a platform from an environment to another one.
5. The 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.

## Common misspellings (14)
`imgration`, `mgiration`, `migartion`, `miggration`, `migraiton`, `migrasion`, `migratino`, `migrationn`, `migratoin`, `migrattion`, `migrration`, `migrtaion`, `mirgation`, `mmigration`

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