# refutation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛf.jʊˈteɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #46,141

## Definitions
1. An act of refuting or disproving; the disproving of an argument, opinion, testimony, doctrine or theory by argument or countervailing proof; evidence of falseness.
2. A vocal answer to an attack on one's assertions.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French refutation (compare French réfutation, Spanish refutación, Portuguese refutação, Italian refutazione) or its etymon Latin refūtātiō, from refūtō + -ātiō. By surface analysis, refute + -ation. First attested in 1536 (in sense 1).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`erfutation`, `reffutation`, `reftuation`, `refuattion`, `refutaiton`, `refutasion`, `refutatino`, `refutationn`, `refutatoin`, `refutattion`, `refuttaion`, `refuttation`, `reuftation`, `rfeutation`, `rrefutation`

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