# simulation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌsɪm.jʊˈleɪ.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #7,849

## Definitions
1. Something that simulates a system or environment in order to predict actual behaviour.
2. The process of simulating.
3. A video game designed to convey a more or less realistic experience, as of a sport or warfare.
4. Assuming an appearance which is feigned, or not true.
5. The act of falling over in order to be awarded a foul, when no foul has been committed.

## Etymology
First attested in 1340 as Middle English symulacioun, from Middle French simulation, from Old French simulation/simulacion, from Latin simulātiōnem, from simulō (“imitate”). Morphologically simulate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **situation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulation-vs-situation)
- **simulator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulation-vs-simulator)
- **stimulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulation-vs-stimulation)
- **stipulation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/simulation-vs-stipulation)

## Common misspellings (15)
`ismulation`, `simluation`, `simmulation`, `simualtion`, `simulaiton`, `simulasion`, `simulatino`, `simulationn`, `simulatoin`, `simulattion`, `simullation`, `simultaion`, `siumlation`, `smiulation`, `ssimulation`

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