# segmentation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #21,652

## Definitions
1. The act or an instance of dividing into segments.
2. The state of being divided into segments
3. The partitioning of an image into groups of pixels

## Etymology
From segment + -ation.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`esgmentation`, `segemntation`, `seggmentation`, `segmenattion`, `segmenntation`, `segmentaiton`, `segmentasion`, `segmentatino`, `segmentationn`, `segmentatoin`, `segmentattion`, `segmenttaion`, `segmenttation`, `segmetnation`, `segmmentation`, `segmnetation`, `semgentation`, `sgementation`, `ssegmentation`

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