# tuition

> English word · Noun · IPA /tjuːˈɪʃən/ · frequency rank #7,513

## Definitions
1. The training or instruction provided by a teacher or tutor.
2. Paid private classes taken outside of formal education; tutoring. (also used attributively)
3. A sum of money paid for instruction (such as in a private school, boarding school, university, or college).
4. Care, guardianship.

## Etymology
From Old French [Term?], from Latin tuitiō (“guard, protection, defense”), from tuēri (“to watch, guard, see, observe”). Compare intuition, tutor.

## Easily confused with
- **triton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/triton-vs-tuition)
- **titian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/titian-vs-tuition)

## Common misspellings (10)
`tiution`, `ttuition`, `tuiiton`, `tuision`, `tuitino`, `tuitionn`, `tuitoin`, `tuittion`, `tutiion`, `utition`

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