# nomination

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌnɑmɪˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #6,388

## Definitions
1. An act or instance of nominating.
2. The result of such a nomination act.
3. A device or means by which a person or thing is nominated.

## Etymology
From Middle English nominacion, nomination, from Middle French nominacion and its etymon Latin nōminātiō, from the verb nōminō (“to name; to nominate”). By surface analysis, nominate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **nominative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nomination-vs-nominative)

## Common misspellings (15)
`nmoination`, `nnomination`, `noimnation`, `nomiantion`, `nominaiton`, `nominasion`, `nominatino`, `nominationn`, `nominatoin`, `nominattion`, `nominnation`, `nomintaion`, `nommination`, `nomniation`, `onmination`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/nomination