# incarceration

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪŋˌkɑː(ɹ)səˈɹeɪʃən/ · frequency rank #18,107

## Definitions
1. The act of confining, or the state of being confined; imprisonment.
2. A strangulation, as in a hernia.
3. A constriction of the hernial sac, rendering it irreducible, but not great enough to cause strangulation.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin incarcerātiō.

## Common misspellings (20)
`icnarceration`, `inacrceration`, `incacreration`, `incarcceration`, `incarceartion`, `incarceraiton`, `incarcerasion`, `incarceratino`, `incarcerationn`, `incarceratoin`, `incarcerattion`, `incarcerration`, `incarcertaion`, `incarcreation`, `incarecration`, `incarrceration`, `inccarceration`, `incraceration`, `inncarceration`, `nicarceration`

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