# starvation

> English word · Noun · IPA /stɑɹˈveɪʃən/ · frequency rank #14,639

## Definitions
1. A condition of severe suffering due to a lack of nutrition.
2. Severe shortage of resources.
3. A state where a process is perpetually denied necessary resources to process its work.

## Etymology
From starve + -ation.

## Easily confused with
- **salvation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salvation-vs-starvation)
- **stagnation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stagnation-vs-starvation)

## Common misspellings (16)
`satrvation`, `sstarvation`, `staravtion`, `starrvation`, `starvaiton`, `starvasion`, `starvatino`, `starvationn`, `starvatoin`, `starvattion`, `starvtaion`, `starvvation`, `stavration`, `stravation`, `sttarvation`, `tsarvation`

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