# sedimentation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #43,907

## Definitions
1. The separation of a suspension of solid particles into a concentrated slurry and a supernatant liquid, either to concentrate the solid or to clarify the liquid.

## Etymology
From sediment + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **segmentation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedimentation-vs-segmentation)

## Common misspellings (20)
`esdimentation`, `sdeimentation`, `seddimentation`, `sediemntation`, `sedimenattion`, `sedimenntation`, `sedimentaiton`, `sedimentasion`, `sedimentatino`, `sedimentationn`, `sedimentatoin`, `sedimentattion`, `sedimenttaion`, `sedimenttation`, `sedimetnation`, `sedimmentation`, `sedimnetation`, `sedmientation`, `seidmentation`, `ssedimentation`

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