# infringement

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈfɹɪnd͡ʒmənt/ · frequency rank #12,794

## Definitions
1. A violation or breach, as of a law.
2. An encroachment on a right, a person, a territory, or a property.

## Etymology
From infringe + -ment.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ifnringement`, `inffringement`, `infirngement`, `infrignement`, `infrinegment`, `infringeemnt`, `infringemennt`, `infringementt`, `infringemetn`, `infringemment`, `infringemnet`, `infringgement`, `infringmeent`, `infrinngement`, `infrnigement`, `infrringement`, `innfringement`, `inrfingement`, `nifringement`

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