# entrapment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈtɹæpmənt/ · frequency rank #35,281

## Definitions
1. The state of being entrapped.
2. Action by law enforcement personnel to lead an otherwise innocent person to commit a crime, in order to arrest and prosecute that person for the crime.
3. A method of isolating specific cells or molecules from a mixture, especially by immobilization on a gel.

## Etymology
From entrap + -ment.

## Common misspellings (16)
`enntrapment`, `enrtapment`, `entarpment`, `entrampent`, `entrapemnt`, `entrapmennt`, `entrapmentt`, `entrapmetn`, `entrapmment`, `entrapmnet`, `entrappment`, `entrpament`, `entrrapment`, `enttrapment`, `etnrapment`, `netrapment`

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