# verification

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvɛ.ɹə.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #11,320

## Definitions
1. The act or process of verifying.
2. The state of being verified.
3. Confirmation; authentication.
4. A formal phrase used in concluding a plea, to denote confirmation by evidence.
5. The operation of testing the equation of a problem, to see whether it truly expresses the conditions of the problem.

## Etymology
From Middle French verification (modern French vérification) or its etymon Medieval Latin vērificātiō. By surface analysis, verificate + -ion.

## Common misspellings (18)
`evrification`, `veirfication`, `verfiication`, `verifciation`, `veriffication`, `verifiaction`, `verificaiton`, `verificasion`, `verificatino`, `verificationn`, `verificatoin`, `verificattion`, `verificcation`, `verifictaion`, `veriifcation`, `verrification`, `vreification`, `vverification`

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