# transmutation

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹanzmjuːˈteɪʃn̩/ · frequency rank #49,109

## Definitions
1. Change, alteration.
2. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
3. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.
4. The conversion of one thing into something else; transformation.

## Etymology
Late 14th century, from Old French transmutacion (“transformation, metamorphosis”), from Late Latin transmutationem, from Latin transmutare (“to change”).

## Common misspellings (21)
`rtansmutation`, `tarnsmutation`, `tranmsutation`, `trannsmutation`, `transmmutation`, `transmtuation`, `transmuattion`, `transmutaiton`, `transmutasion`, `transmutatino`, `transmutationn`, `transmutatoin`, `transmutattion`, `transmuttaion`, `transmuttation`, `transsmutation`, `transumtation`, `trasnmutation`, `trnasmutation`, `trransmutation`, `ttransmutation`

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