# indulgence

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈdʌl.d͡ʒəns/ · frequency rank #22,707

## Definitions
1. The act of indulging.
2. Tolerance.
3. The act of catering to someone's every desire.
4. A wish or whim satisfied.
5. Something in which someone indulges.
6. An indulgent act; a favour granted; gratification.
7. A pardon or release from the expectation of punishment in purgatory, after the sinner has been granted absolution.

## Etymology
From Middle English indulgence, indulgens, from Middle French indulgence and its source, Latin indulgentia.

## Easily confused with
- **indulgent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indulgence-vs-indulgent)

## Common misspellings (16)
`idnulgence`, `inddulgence`, `indlugence`, `induglence`, `indulegnce`, `indulgance`, `indulgecne`, `indulgencce`, `indulgenec`, `indulgennce`, `indulggence`, `indulgnece`, `indullgence`, `inndulgence`, `inudlgence`, `nidulgence`

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