# crucifixion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɹuːsɪˈfɪkʃən/ · frequency rank #25,724

## Definitions
1. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
2. An execution by being nailed or tied to an upright cross and left to hang there until dead.
3. The military punishment of being tied to a fixed object, often with the limbs in a stretched position.
4. An ordeal, terrible, especially malicious treatment imposed upon someone.

## Etymology
From Middle English crucifixioun, from Late Latin noun of process crucifīxiō, from perfect passive participle crucifīxus (“fixed to a cross”), from crux (“cross”) + fīgō.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccrucifixion`, `crcuifixion`, `crrucifixion`, `cruccifixion`, `crucfiixion`, `cruciffixion`, `crucifiixon`, `crucifixino`, `crucifixionn`, `crucifixoin`, `crucifixxion`, `crucifxiion`, `cruciifxion`, `cruicfixion`, `curcifixion`, `rcucifixion`

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