# admission

> English word · Noun · IPA /ədˈmɪʃən/ · frequency rank #5,569

## Definitions
1. The act or practice of admitting.
2. Permission to enter, or the entrance itself; admittance; entrance; access
3. The granting of an argument or position not fully proved; the act of acknowledging something asserted; acknowledgement; concession.
4. Acquiescence or concurrence in a statement made by another, and distinguishable from a confession in that an admission presupposes prior inquiry by another, but a confession may be made without such inquiry.
5. A fact, point, or statement admitted; as, admission made out of court are received in evidence
6. Declaration of the bishop that he approves of the presentee as a fit person to serve the cure of the church to which he is presented.
7. The cost or fee associated with attendance or entry.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin admissio, admissionis; compare French admission. See admit.

## Easily confused with
- **admissions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admission-vs-admissions)

## Common misspellings (12)
`addmission`, `adimssion`, `admision`, `admisison`, `admissino`, `admissionn`, `admissoin`, `admistion`, `admmission`, `admsision`, `amdission`, `damission`

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