# perspiration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɜːspəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #42,817

## Definitions
1. The action or process of perspiring.
2. Synonym of hard work.
3. Sweat (fluid).

## Etymology
Borrowed from late Middle French perspiration, from perspirer (“perspire”), from Latin perspirare (“to blow or breathe constantly”), from per (“through”) + spirare (“to breathe, blow”). Morphologically perspire + -ation.

## Common misspellings (19)
`eprspiration`, `perpsiration`, `perrspiration`, `persipration`, `perspiartion`, `perspiraiton`, `perspirasion`, `perspiratino`, `perspirationn`, `perspiratoin`, `perspirattion`, `perspirration`, `perspirtaion`, `persppiration`, `perspriation`, `persspiration`, `pesrpiration`, `pperspiration`, `prespiration`

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