# fascination

> English word · Noun · IPA /fæsɪˈneɪʃən/ · frequency rank #15,407

## Definitions
1. The act of bewitching, or enchanting
2. The state or condition of being fascinated.
3. Something which fascinates.

## Etymology
From Latin fascinare ("to bewitch"), possibly from Ancient Greek βασκαίνιεν (baskaínien, “to speak ill of; to curse”). Morphologically fascinate + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`afscination`, `facsination`, `fasccination`, `fasciantion`, `fascinaiton`, `fascinasion`, `fascinatino`, `fascinationn`, `fascinatoin`, `fascinattion`, `fascinnation`, `fascintaion`, `fascniation`, `fasicnation`, `fasscination`, `ffascination`, `fsacination`

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