# mitigation

> English word · Noun · IPA /mɪtɪˈɡeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #15,864

## Definitions
1. A reduction or decrease of something harmful or unpleasant.

## Etymology
From Middle French mitigation, from Latin mitigatio.

## Easily confused with
- **motivation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitigation-vs-motivation)
- **mutilation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mitigation-vs-mutilation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`imtigation`, `miitgation`, `mitgiation`, `mitiagtion`, `mitigaiton`, `mitigasion`, `mitigatino`, `mitigationn`, `mitigatoin`, `mitigattion`, `mitiggation`, `mitigtaion`, `mittigation`, `mmitigation`, `mtiigation`

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