# confiscation

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #29,220

## Definitions
1. The act or process of confiscating.

## Etymology
From Latin cōnfiscātiō. By surface analysis, confiscate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (19)
`cconfiscation`, `cnofiscation`, `cofniscation`, `conffiscation`, `conficsation`, `confisaction`, `confiscaiton`, `confiscasion`, `confiscatino`, `confiscationn`, `confiscatoin`, `confiscattion`, `confisccation`, `confisctaion`, `confisscation`, `confsication`, `conifscation`, `connfiscation`, `ocnfiscation`

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