# abdication

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌæb.dəˈkeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #36,847

## Definitions
1. The act of disowning or disinheriting a child.
2. The act of abdicating; the renunciation of a high office, dignity, or trust, by its holder.
3. The voluntary renunciation of sovereign power.
4. The renunciation of interest in a property or a legal claim; abandonment.
5. The action of being deposed from the seat of power.

## Etymology
First attested in 1552. From Latin abdicātiō (“renunciation”), from abdicō. By surface analysis, abdicate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **addiction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abdication-vs-addiction)
- **abduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abdication-vs-abduction)

## Common misspellings (15)
`abbdication`, `abdciation`, `abddication`, `abdiaction`, `abdicaiton`, `abdicasion`, `abdicatino`, `abdicationn`, `abdicatoin`, `abdicattion`, `abdiccation`, `abdictaion`, `abidcation`, `adbication`, `badication`

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