# tribulation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɹɪbjʊˈleɪ̯ʃən/ · frequency rank #40,488

## Definitions
1. Any adversity; a trying period or event.

## Etymology
From Middle English tribulation, from Old French tribulacion, from Late Latin trībulātiō (“distress, trouble, tribulation, affliction”), from Latin tribulāre (“to press, probably also thresh out grain”), from trībulum (“a sledge consisting of a wooden block studded with sharp pieces of flint or with iron teeth, used for threshing grain”), from terēre (“to rub”); see trite.

## Common misspellings (17)
`rtibulation`, `tirbulation`, `trbiulation`, `tribbulation`, `tribluation`, `tribualtion`, `tribulaiton`, `tribulasion`, `tribulatino`, `tribulationn`, `tribulatoin`, `tribulattion`, `tribullation`, `tribultaion`, `triublation`, `trribulation`, `ttribulation`

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