# preparation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃ(ə)n/ · frequency rank #4,181

## Definitions
1. The act of preparing or getting ready.
2. The state of being prepared; readiness.
3. That which is prepared.
4. That which is prepared.
5. That which is prepared.
6. The day before the Sabbath or other Jewish feast-day.
7. Devotional exercises introducing an office.
8. The previous introduction, as an integral part of a chord, of a note continued into a succeeding dissonance.

## Etymology
From Middle English preparacion, from Middle French preparacion, from Latin praeparatio, praeparationem. Morphologically prepare + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **propagation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preparation-vs-propagation)
- **preparations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preparation-vs-preparations)

## Common misspellings (17)
`perparation`, `ppreparation`, `preapration`, `prepaartion`, `preparaiton`, `preparasion`, `preparatino`, `preparationn`, `preparatoin`, `preparattion`, `preparration`, `prepartaion`, `prepparation`, `prepraation`, `prpearation`, `prreparation`, `rpeparation`

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