# adsorption

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #33,108

## Definitions
1. The adhesion of a liquid or gas on the surface of a solid material, forming a thin film on the surface.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Adsorption, from ad- + (Ab)sorption.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`addsorption`, `adosrption`, `adsoprtion`, `adsorpiton`, `adsorpption`, `adsorpsion`, `adsorptino`, `adsorptionn`, `adsorptoin`, `adsorpttion`, `adsorrption`, `adsortpion`, `adsroption`, `adssorption`, `asdorption`, `dasorption`

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