# reclamation

> English word · Noun · IPA /(ˌ)ɹɛkləˈmeɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #24,292

## Definitions
1. The act of reclaiming or the state of being reclaimed.
2. The recovery of a wasteland, or of flooded land so it can be cultivated.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French réclamation, from Latin reclamatio. Equivalent to reclaim + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **relaxation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reclamation-vs-relaxation)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erclamation`, `rcelamation`, `recalmation`, `recclamation`, `reclaamtion`, `reclamaiton`, `reclamasion`, `reclamatino`, `reclamationn`, `reclamatoin`, `reclamattion`, `reclammation`, `reclamtaion`, `recllamation`, `reclmaation`, `relcamation`, `rreclamation`

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