# representation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɹɛp.ɹə.zɛnˈteɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #4,044

## Definitions
1. That which represents something else.
2. The act of representing.
3. The appearance(s) of a particular demographic group in a piece of media, particularly in regards to how such appearances are treated.
4. The lawyers and staff who argue on behalf of another in court.
5. The ability to elect a representative to speak on one's behalf in government; the role of this representative in government.
6. An action of some algebraic structure (typically a group or algebra, particularly a Lie algebra) on a vector space, such that each element acts by a linear endomorphism.
7. A figure, image or idea that substitutes reality.
8. A theatrical performance.
9. A statement; a presentation of opinion or position, or an utterance made to influence the opinions or actions of others

## Etymology
From Late Middle English representacioun, from Old French representacion, from Latin repraesentātiō. By surface analysis, represent + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **representative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/representation-vs-representative)
- **representations** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/representation-vs-representations)
- **representational** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/representation-vs-representational)

## Common misspellings (22)
`erpresentation`, `repersentation`, `reppresentation`, `repreesntation`, `represenattion`, `represenntation`, `representaiton`, `representasion`, `representatino`, `representationn`, `representatoin`, `representattion`, `representtaion`, `representtation`, `represetnation`, `represnetation`, `repressentation`, `reprresentation`, `reprseentation`, `rerpesentation`, `rperesentation`, `rrepresentation`

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