# annexation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #16,635

## Definitions
1. Addition or incorporation of something, or territories that have been annexed.
2. A legal merging of a territory into another body.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin annexation-, stem of annexatio (“action of annexing”), from past participle of annecto.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`anenxation`, `anexation`, `anneaxtion`, `annexaiton`, `annexasion`, `annexatino`, `annexationn`, `annexatoin`, `annexattion`, `annextaion`, `annexxation`, `annxeation`, `nanexation`

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