# erasure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈɹeɪʃɚ/ · frequency rank #31,968

## Definitions
1. The action of erasing; deletion; obliteration.
2. The state of having been erased; total blankness.
3. The place where something has been erased.
4. A tendency to ignore or conceal an element of society.

## Etymology
From Latin ērādō (“to erase”) + -tūra, equivalent to erase + -ure.

## Easily confused with
- **erase** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erase-vs-erasure)
- **ensure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ensure-vs-erasure)
- **eraser** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eraser-vs-erasure)

## Common misspellings (7)
`earsure`, `erasrue`, `erasuer`, `erasurre`, `erausre`, `errasure`, `ersaure`

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