infraction
/ɪnˈfɹækʃən/noun
infraction is spelled I-N-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N: 10 letters and 3 syllables. It appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, infraction means “A minor offence, petty crime” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of infraction is infractions.
How many letters and syllables are in infraction?
| Letters | 10: I-N-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3 (from its American pronunciation) |
| In writing | about once in every 1 million words; the 32,798th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation and the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is infraction?
Infraction appears about once in every 1 million words in written English, the 32,798th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce infraction?
- UK /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/
- US /ɪnˈfɹækʃən/
Infraction has 3 syllables (counted from its American pronunciation in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vininn126-infraction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with infraction?
5 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as infraction from its last stressed vowel (/ækʃən/):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: infarction.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of infraction
- infractions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does infraction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A minor offence, petty crime.
Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
- 2
A violation; breach.
- 3
A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Infraction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| German | Übertretung, Ordnungswidrigkeit , Gesetzesverstoß, Regelverstoß |
| Portuguese | infração |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does infraction come from?
From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).