# relegation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,574

## Definitions
1. The act of being relegated
2. The act of being relegated
3. The act of being relegated

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin relēgātiō, relēgātiōnis.

## Easily confused with
- **revelation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relegation-vs-revelation)
- **relocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relegation-vs-relocation)
- **relation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relation-vs-relegation)
- **relaxation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relaxation-vs-relegation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`erlegation`, `reelgation`, `releagtion`, `relegaiton`, `relegasion`, `relegatino`, `relegationn`, `relegatoin`, `relegattion`, `releggation`, `relegtaion`, `relgeation`, `rellegation`, `rleegation`, `rrelegation`

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