# desertion

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪˈzɜːʃən/ · frequency rank #34,855

## Definitions
1. The act of deserting.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French désertion.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ddesertion`, `deesrtion`, `deseriton`, `deserrtion`, `desersion`, `desertino`, `desertionn`, `desertoin`, `deserttion`, `desetrion`, `desretion`, `dessertion`, `dseertion`, `edsertion`

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