# transportation

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹænspɔːˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #2,650

## Definitions
1. The act of transporting, or the state of being transported; conveyance, often of people, goods etc.
2. Deportation to a penal colony.
3. A means of conveyance.
4. A ticket or fare.

## Etymology
From transport + -ation.

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

## Common misspellings (23)
`rtansportation`, `tarnsportation`, `trannsportation`, `tranpsortation`, `transoprtation`, `transporattion`, `transporrtation`, `transportaiton`, `transportasion`, `transportatino`, `transportationn`, `transportatoin`, `transportattion`, `transporttaion`, `transporttation`, `transpotration`, `transpportation`, `transprotation`, `transsportation`, `trasnportation`, `trnasportation`, `trransportation`, `ttransportation`

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