# infringe

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #29,320

## Definitions
1. To break or violate a treaty, a law, a right, etc.
2. To break in or encroach on something.
3. To furnish or embellish with a fringe.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin infringere (“to break off, break, bruise, weaken, destroy”), from in (“in”) + frangere (“to break”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ifnringe`, `inffringe`, `infirnge`, `infrigne`, `infrineg`, `infringge`, `infrinnge`, `infrnige`, `infrringe`, `innfringe`, `inrfinge`, `nifringe`

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