# constriction

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈstɹɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #48,674

## Definitions
1. The act of constricting, the state of being constricted, or something that constricts.
2. A narrow part of something; a stricture.
3. A compression.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin constrictio, constrictionis, from Latin constringo.

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

## Common misspellings (20)
`cconstriction`, `cnostriction`, `connstriction`, `consrtiction`, `consstriction`, `constirction`, `constrcition`, `constricction`, `constriciton`, `constricsion`, `constrictino`, `constrictionn`, `constrictoin`, `constricttion`, `constritcion`, `constrriction`, `consttriction`, `contsriction`, `cosntriction`, `ocnstriction`

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