# personification

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɚˌsɑ.nə.fəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #36,279

## Definitions
1. A person, thing, or name typifying a certain quality or idea; an embodiment or exemplification.
2. An artistic representation of an abstract quality as a human.
3. The process of creating such a representation: a literary device or other artistic method in which an inanimate object or an idea is given human qualities.

## Etymology
From person(ify) + -ification.

## Common misspellings (23)
`eprsonification`, `perosnification`, `perrsonification`, `persnoification`, `persoinfication`, `personfiication`, `personifciation`, `personiffication`, `personifiaction`, `personificaiton`, `personificasion`, `personificatino`, `personificationn`, `personificatoin`, `personificattion`, `personificcation`, `personifictaion`, `personiifcation`, `personnification`, `perssonification`, `pesronification`, `ppersonification`, `presonification`

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