# reparation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛpəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #45,046

## Definitions
1. A payment of time, effort or money to compensate for past transgression(s).
2. The act of renewing, restoring, etc., or the state of being renewed or repaired.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin reparātiō, reparātiōnis.

## Easily confused with
- **reputation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reparation-vs-reputation)
- **respiration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reparation-vs-respiration)
- **retardation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reparation-vs-retardation)
- **repatriation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/reparation-vs-repatriation)
- **relaxation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/relaxation-vs-reparation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`erparation`, `reapration`, `repaartion`, `reparaiton`, `reparasion`, `reparatino`, `reparationn`, `reparatoin`, `reparattion`, `reparration`, `repartaion`, `repparation`, `repraation`, `rpearation`, `rreparation`

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