# eviction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪˈvɪk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #16,906

## Definitions
1. The act of evicting.
2. The state of being evicted.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French éviction, from Late Latin ēvictiō, from Latin ēvincō.

## Easily confused with
- **evocation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eviction-vs-evocation)
- **edition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edition-vs-eviction)
- **election** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/election-vs-eviction)
- **erection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erection-vs-eviction)
- **ejection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ejection-vs-eviction)

## Common misspellings (12)
`eivction`, `evcition`, `evicction`, `eviciton`, `evicsion`, `evictino`, `evictionn`, `evictoin`, `evicttion`, `evitcion`, `evviction`, `veiction`

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