# origination

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #41,290

## Definitions
1. The process of bringing something into existence.
2. The act of bringing something into existence.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin orīginātiō, from orīgō (“to act, to commence”, stem as origin-) + -tiō.

## Easily confused with
- **originator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/origination-vs-originator)
- **ordination** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ordination-vs-origination)

## Common misspellings (16)
`oirgination`, `orgiination`, `origgination`, `origiantion`, `originaiton`, `originasion`, `originatino`, `originationn`, `originatoin`, `originattion`, `originnation`, `origintaion`, `origniation`, `oriignation`, `orrigination`, `roigination`

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