# restoration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɛstəˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #6,008

## Definitions
1. The process of bringing an object back to its original state; the process of restoring something.
2. The result of such a process, such as a dental restoration (a dental prosthesis).
3. The return of a former monarchy or monarch to power, usually after having been forced to step down.
4. The return of a socioeconomic formation in the role of the dominant mode of production.
5. The receiving of a sinner to divine favor.

## Etymology
From Middle English restoracion, altered from restauracion (from Latin restaurātiō) by partly deriving from restoren + -acion. By surface analysis, restore + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **restorative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restoration-vs-restorative)
- **respiration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/respiration-vs-restoration)

## Common misspellings (17)
`erstoration`, `resotration`, `resstoration`, `restoartion`, `restoraiton`, `restorasion`, `restoratino`, `restorationn`, `restoratoin`, `restorattion`, `restorration`, `restortaion`, `restroation`, `resttoration`, `retsoration`, `rrestoration`, `rsetoration`

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