# deception

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈsɛpʃən/ · frequency rank #12,031

## Definitions
1. An instance of actions and/or schemes fabricated to mislead someone into believing a lie or inaccuracy.

## Etymology
From Middle English decepcioun, from Old French decepcion, from Latin dēcipiō (“to deceive”).

## Easily confused with
- **deletion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-deletion)
- **detection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-detection)
- **detention** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-detention)
- **deceptive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-deceptive)
- **defection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-defection)
- **desertion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-desertion)
- **decryption** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deception-vs-decryption)

## Common misspellings (14)
`dceeption`, `ddeception`, `decception`, `decepiton`, `decepption`, `decepsion`, `deceptino`, `deceptionn`, `deceptoin`, `decepttion`, `decetpion`, `decpetion`, `deecption`, `edception`

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