# inaction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈækʃən/ · frequency rank #24,476

## Definitions
1. Lack of action or activity or labor

## Etymology
From French inaction.
Morphologically in- + action.

## Easily confused with
- **inactive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-inactive)
- **infection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-infection)
- **injection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-injection)
- **induction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-induction)
- **infraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-infraction)
- **infarction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-infarction)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ianction`, `inacction`, `inaciton`, `inacsion`, `inactino`, `inactionn`, `inactoin`, `inacttion`, `inatcion`, `incation`, `innaction`, `niaction`

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