# negotiation

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɪˌɡəʊ.ʃiˈeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #9,922

## Definitions
1. The process of achieving agreement through discussion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French négociation, or from Latin negotiatio (“the carrying on of business, a wholesale business”), from negotiari (“to carry on business”); see negotiate.

## Easily confused with
- **negotiator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negotiation-vs-negotiator)
- **negotiations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/negotiation-vs-negotiations)

## Common misspellings (16)
`engotiation`, `neggotiation`, `negoitation`, `negotaition`, `negotiaiton`, `negotiasion`, `negotiatino`, `negotiationn`, `negotiatoin`, `negotiattion`, `negotitaion`, `negottiation`, `negtoiation`, `neogtiation`, `ngeotiation`, `nnegotiation`

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