# recreation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛkɹiˈeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #6,729

## Definitions
1. Any activity, such as play, that amuses, diverts or stimulates.

## Etymology
From Middle English recreacion, from Middle French recreacion, from Old French recreacion, from Latin recreātiō.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ercreation`, `rcereation`, `reccreation`, `receration`, `recraetion`, `recreaiton`, `recreasion`, `recreatino`, `recreationn`, `recreatoin`, `recreattion`, `recretaion`, `recrreation`, `rerceation`, `rrecreation`

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