# proliferation

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˌlɪf.əˈɹeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #12,838

## Definitions
1. The process by which an organism produces others of its kind; breeding, propagation, procreation, reproduction.
2. The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
3. The act of increasing, rising, or proliferating; augmentation, amplification, enlargement, escalation, aggrandizement.
4. The result of building up; buildup, accretion.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French prolifération.

## Common misspellings (20)
`porliferation`, `pproliferation`, `prloiferation`, `proilferation`, `prolfieration`, `proliefration`, `prolifeartion`, `proliferaiton`, `proliferasion`, `proliferatino`, `proliferationn`, `proliferatoin`, `proliferattion`, `proliferration`, `prolifertaion`, `prolifferation`, `prolifreation`, `prolliferation`, `prroliferation`, `rpoliferation`

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