# sedation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #30,964

## Definitions
1. The act of sedating, especially by use of sedatives.

## Easily confused with
- **station** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-station)
- **sedition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-sedition)
- **sedative** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-sedative)
- **sensation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-sensation)
- **seduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-seduction)
- **Seaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/seaton-vs-sedation)
- **section** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/section-vs-sedation)

## Common misspellings (12)
`esdation`, `sdeation`, `seadtion`, `sedaiton`, `sedasion`, `sedatino`, `sedationn`, `sedatoin`, `sedattion`, `seddation`, `sedtaion`, `ssedation`

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