# inquisition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪŋkwɪˈzɪʃən/ · frequency rank #18,348

## Definitions
1. An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
2. An inquiry or investigation into the truth of some matter.
3. An inquest.
4. A questioning.
5. The finding of a jury, especially such a finding under a writ of inquiry.

## Etymology
From Old French inquisicion, from Latin inquisitio, from inquirere. The sense implying persecution is influenced by the name of the Spanish Inquisition, which is a cardinal exemplar of government inquisitions that give inquisitions a bad name.

## Easily confused with
- **inquisitor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inquisition-vs-inquisitor)
- **inquisitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/inquisition-vs-inquisitive)

## Common misspellings (16)
`innquisition`, `inqiusition`, `inqquisition`, `inquiistion`, `inquisiiton`, `inquisision`, `inquisitino`, `inquisitionn`, `inquisitoin`, `inquisittion`, `inquissition`, `inquistiion`, `inqusiition`, `inuqisition`, `iqnuisition`, `niquisition`

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