# incitement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈsaɪt.mənt/ · frequency rank #34,537

## Definitions
1. A call to act; encouragement to act, often in an illegal way.

## Etymology
From French incitement, from Latin incitāmentum (“incentive; incitement”), from incitō (“urge; quicken; incite”, verb). Equivalent to incite + -ment.

## Easily confused with
- **increment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incitement-vs-increment)
- **inclement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incitement-vs-inclement)

## Common misspellings (15)
`icnitement`, `inccitement`, `incietment`, `inciteemnt`, `incitemennt`, `incitementt`, `incitemetn`, `incitemment`, `incitemnet`, `incitmeent`, `incittement`, `inctiement`, `inictement`, `inncitement`, `nicitement`

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