# induction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdʌkʃən/ · frequency rank #11,048

## Definitions
1. An act of inducting.
2. An act of inducting.
3. An act of inducting.
4. An act of inducing.
5. An act of inducing.
6. An act of inducing.
7. An act of inducing.
8. An act of inducing.
9. An act of inducing.
10. An act of inducing.
11. The process of inducing labour for the childbirth process.
12. An introduction.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English induction, from Old French induction, from Latin inductiō, from indūcō (“I lead”). By surface analysis, induct + -ion or induce + -tion.

## Easily confused with
- **infection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-infection)
- **injection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-injection)
- **intuition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-intuition)
- **inductive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-inductive)
- **injunction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/induction-vs-injunction)
- **inaction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inaction-vs-induction)
- **indication** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indication-vs-induction)

## Common misspellings (14)
`idnuction`, `indcution`, `indduction`, `inducction`, `induciton`, `inducsion`, `inductino`, `inductionn`, `inductoin`, `inducttion`, `indutcion`, `innduction`, `inudction`, `niduction`

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