infraction
/ɪnˈfɹakʃən/
"infraction" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“infraction” has 15 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #32,865. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #32,865
- frequency rank, English
- 2,140
- “I” headwords
- 15
- tracked misspellings
- 6
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A minor offence, petty crime.
Corpus desk
Index EN-infraction · infraction · English
infraction · rank #32,865 · 15 variants · 6 confusables
- FREQ-MID #32,865
- LEN-MEGA 10 letters
- VOW-4 4 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 6 pairs
- VAR-HIGH 15 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,140
- PHOTO-FINISH infra
Nearest frequency peer: infra (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “infraction”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- infatuation
infatuation
67,139 corpus weight
- infighting
infighting
67,138 corpus weight
- infra
infra
67,137 corpus weight
- infraction
infraction
67,136 corpus weight
- inkling
inkling
67,134 corpus weight
- innuendo
innuendo
67,133 corpus weight
What this shows “infraction” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | infraction |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/ |
| Letters | 10 |
| Frequency rank | #32,865 |
| Misspellings tracked | 15 |
| Confusable pairs | 6 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “infraction”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 15 spelling variants around infraction (IPA /ɪnˈfɹakʃən/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #32,865 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 15 likely wrong-spelling variants for infraction, with forms such as "ifnraction", "inffraction", and "infracction". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 6 confusable-pair relationships, "interaction", "inaction", "infection", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”). The correct English form is infraction, spelled I-N-F-R-A-C-T-I-O-N.
Definition
- 1A minor offence, petty crime.
- 2A violation; breach.
- 3A major violation of rules which leads to a penalty, if detected by the referee.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how infraction appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Even stealing a pack of gum is an infraction in the eyes of the law.
Pretending a litterbug and a spree killer have committed equivalent infractions doesn’t make people safer.
Etymology
From Middle French infraction, from Latin infractio, from infractum, past participle of infringere, from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ifnraction
- inffraction
- infracction
- infraciton
- infracsion
- infractino
- infractionn
- infractoin
- infracttion
- infratcion
- infrcation
- infrraction
- innfraction
- inrfaction
- nifraction
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of infraction - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "infraction", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (15 here; floor ≥5).