# instruction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈstɹʌkʃən/ · frequency rank #5,696

## Definitions
1. The act of instructing, teaching, or providing with information or knowledge.
2. An instance of the information or knowledge so furnished.
3. An order or command.
4. A set of directions provided by a manufacturer for the users of a product or service.
5. The directions given by a client to their lawyer in relation to a particular legal matter, which govern the purpose and scope of their work.
6. A single operation of a processor defined by an instruction set architecture.

## Etymology
From Middle English instruccioun, from Old French instruccion, from Latin instructio; equivalent to instruct + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **instructor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruction-vs-instructor)
- **instructive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruction-vs-instructive)
- **instructions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruction-vs-instructions)
- **instructional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instruction-vs-instructional)

## Common misspellings (18)
`innstruction`, `insrtuction`, `insstruction`, `instrcution`, `instrruction`, `instrucction`, `instruciton`, `instrucsion`, `instructino`, `instructionn`, `instructoin`, `instructtion`, `instrutcion`, `insttruction`, `insturction`, `intsruction`, `isntruction`, `nistruction`

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