# imposition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪm.pəˈzɪʃən/ · frequency rank #22,705

## Definitions
1. The act of imposing, laying on, affixing, enjoining, inflicting, obtruding, and the like.
2. An unwelcome burden, presence, or obligation.
3. That which is imposed, levied, or enjoined.
4. A trick or deception put or laid on others.
5. Arrangement of a printed product’s pages on the printer's sheet so as to have the pages in proper order in the final product.
6. A practice of laying hands on a person in a religious ceremony; used e.g. in confirmation and ordination.
7. A task imposed on a student as punishment.

## Etymology
From Middle English imposicioun, from Old French imposicion, from Latin impositio.

## Common misspellings (15)
`immposition`, `imopsition`, `impoistion`, `imposiiton`, `imposision`, `impositino`, `impositionn`, `impositoin`, `imposittion`, `impossition`, `impostiion`, `impposition`, `impsoition`, `ipmosition`, `miposition`

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