# ornamentation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #38,534

## Definitions
1. Decoration, adornment or embellishment.
2. The act or process of decorating etc.
3. Short notes added to a composition to emphasize certain notes and to add style.

## Etymology
From ornament + -ation.

## Common misspellings (20)
`onramentation`, `oranmentation`, `ornaemntation`, `ornamenattion`, `ornamenntation`, `ornamentaiton`, `ornamentasion`, `ornamentatino`, `ornamentationn`, `ornamentatoin`, `ornamentattion`, `ornamenttaion`, `ornamenttation`, `ornametnation`, `ornammentation`, `ornamnetation`, `ornmaentation`, `ornnamentation`, `orrnamentation`, `ronamentation`

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