# procrastination

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəʊˌkɹæs.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #30,547

## Definitions
1. The act of postponing, delaying or putting off, especially habitually or intentionally.

## Etymology
From Middle French procrastination, from Latin prōcrāstinātiō, from prōcrāstinō (“procrastinate”), from prō + crāstinus (“of tomorrow”), from crās (“tomorrow”).

## Common misspellings (24)
`porcrastination`, `pprocrastination`, `prcorastination`, `procarstination`, `proccrastination`, `procrasitnation`, `procrasstination`, `procrastiantion`, `procrastinaiton`, `procrastinasion`, `procrastinatino`, `procrastinationn`, `procrastinatoin`, `procrastinattion`, `procrastinnation`, `procrastintaion`, `procrastniation`, `procrasttination`, `procratsination`, `procrrastination`, `procrsatination`, `prorcastination`, `prrocrastination`, `rpocrastination`

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