# progression

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈɡɹɛʃn̩/ · frequency rank #8,333

## Definitions
1. The act of moving from one thing to another.
2. The act of moving forward or proceeding in a course; motion onward.
3. A sequence obtained by adding or multiplying each term by a constant.
4. Development, increase, evolution.
5. A chord progression.
6. The process of making an exercise more strenuous by manipulating the details of its performance like loaded weight, range of motion, angle, speed.

## Etymology
From Middle English progressioun, from Old French progression and its etymon Latin prōgressiō. By surface analysis, progress + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **progressive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/progression-vs-progressive)
- **profession** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/profession-vs-progression)
- **procession** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procession-vs-progression)

## Common misspellings (16)
`porgression`, `pprogression`, `prgoression`, `progerssion`, `proggression`, `progresion`, `progresison`, `progressino`, `progressionn`, `progressoin`, `progrestion`, `progrression`, `progrsesion`, `prorgession`, `prrogression`, `rpogression`

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