# recitation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛsɪˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #32,994

## Definitions
1. The act of publicly reciting something previously memorized.
2. The material recited.
3. A regularly scheduled class, in a school, in which discussion occurs of the material covered in a parallel lecture.
4. A reiteration; a setting down, e.g. for ease of reference, of something previously established.
5. A part of a song's lyrics that is spoken rather than sung.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French récitation, from Latin recitatio, equivalent to recite + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **reputation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recitation-vs-reputation)
- **recreation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recitation-vs-recreation)
- **refutation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/recitation-vs-refutation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ercitation`, `rceitation`, `reccitation`, `reciattion`, `recitaiton`, `recitasion`, `recitatino`, `recitationn`, `recitatoin`, `recitattion`, `recittaion`, `recittation`, `rectiation`, `reictation`, `rrecitation`

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