# infarction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈfɑːk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #35,355

## Definitions
1. The process which causes an infarct.
2. An infarct (an area of ischemic necrosis).

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infarctiō, equivalent to infarct + -ion.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ifnarction`, `inafrction`, `infacrtion`, `infarcction`, `infarciton`, `infarcsion`, `infarctino`, `infarctionn`, `infarctoin`, `infarcttion`, `infarrction`, `infartcion`, `inffarction`, `innfarction`, `nifarction`

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