# preservation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌpɹɛz.əˈveɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #7,043

## Definitions
1. The act of preserving; care to preserve; act of keeping from destruction, decay or any ill.
2. The state of being preserved, how something has survived.

## Etymology
From Old French preservacion, from Medieval Latin preservatio. Morphologically preserve + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **preservative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/preservation-vs-preservative)
- **presentation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/presentation-vs-preservation)

## Common misspellings (19)
`perservation`, `ppreservation`, `preesrvation`, `preseravtion`, `preserrvation`, `preservaiton`, `preservasion`, `preservatino`, `preservationn`, `preservatoin`, `preservattion`, `preservtaion`, `preservvation`, `presevration`, `presrevation`, `presservation`, `prreservation`, `prseervation`, `rpeservation`

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