# absorption

> English word · Noun · IPA /əbˈzɔːp.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #11,828

## Definitions
1. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
2. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
3. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
4. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
5. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
6. The act or process of absorbing or of being absorbed as,
7. Entire engrossment or occupation of the mind.
8. Mental assimilation.
9. The retaining of electrical energy for a short time after it has been introduced to the dielectric.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó
Proto-Italic *ap
Latin abder.
Latin ab-
Proto-Indo-European *srebʰ-
Proto-Indo-European *-yeti
Proto-Indo-European *-éyeti
Proto-Indo-European *srobʰéyeti
Proto-Italic *sorβeō
Latin sorbeō
Latin absorbeō
Proto-Indo-European *-tisder.
Proto-Italic *-tjō
Latin -tiō
Latin absorptiōder.
English absorption
First attested in 1597. From Latin absorptiō (“a sucking in”), from absorbeō (“absorb”). Morphologically absorb + -tion.

## Easily confused with
- **adsorption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absorption-vs-adsorption)
- **abortion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abortion-vs-absorption)
- **absolution** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/absolution-vs-absorption)

## Common misspellings (16)
`abbsorption`, `abosrption`, `absoprtion`, `absorpiton`, `absorpption`, `absorpsion`, `absorptino`, `absorptionn`, `absorptoin`, `absorpttion`, `absorrption`, `absortpion`, `absroption`, `abssorption`, `asborption`, `basorption`

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