# distortion

> English word · Noun · IPA /dɪsˈtɔːʃən/ · frequency rank #13,904

## Definitions
1. An act of distorting.
2. A result of distorting.
3. A misrepresentation of the truth.
4. Noise or other artifacts caused in the electronic reproduction of sound or music.
5. An effect used in music, most commonly on guitars in rock or metal.
6. An aberration that causes magnification to change over the field of view.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin distortio, distortionis, from distortus.

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

## Common misspellings (16)
`ddistortion`, `disotrtion`, `disstortion`, `distoriton`, `distorrtion`, `distorsion`, `distortino`, `distortionn`, `distortoin`, `distorttion`, `distotrion`, `distrotion`, `disttortion`, `ditsortion`, `dsitortion`, `idstortion`

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