# enforcement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈfɔːsm(ə)nt/ · frequency rank #3,296

## Definitions
1. The act of enforcing; compulsion.
2. A giving force to; a putting in execution.
3. That which enforces, constraints, gives force, authority, or effect to; constraint; force applied.

## Etymology
From Old French enforcement, see enforce + -ment.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`efnorcement`, `enfforcement`, `enfocrement`, `enforccement`, `enforceemnt`, `enforcemennt`, `enforcementt`, `enforcemetn`, `enforcemment`, `enforcemnet`, `enforcmeent`, `enforecment`, `enforrcement`, `enfrocement`, `ennforcement`, `enofrcement`, `neforcement`

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