# conscription

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈskɹɪpʃən/ · frequency rank #29,222

## Definitions
1. Involuntary labor, especially military service, demanded by some established authority.
2. An enrolling or registering.

## Etymology
From Middle French conscription, from Latin cōnscriptiō (“levying of troops”).

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`cconscription`, `cnoscription`, `concsription`, `connscription`, `consccription`, `conscirption`, `conscripiton`, `conscripption`, `conscripsion`, `conscriptino`, `conscriptionn`, `conscriptoin`, `conscripttion`, `conscritpion`, `conscrpition`, `conscrription`, `consrciption`, `consscription`, `cosncription`, `ocnscription`

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