# interaction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪn.təˈɹæk.ʃən/ · frequency rank #4,387

## Definitions
1. The situation or occurrence in which two or more objects or events act upon one another to produce an effect; the effect resulting from such a situation or occurrence.
2. A conversation or exchange between people.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Medieval Latin interāctiō.

## Easily confused with
- **iteration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interaction-vs-iteration)
- **interactive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interaction-vs-interactive)
- **intersection** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interaction-vs-intersection)
- **interdiction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interaction-vs-interdiction)
- **infraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infraction-vs-interaction)
- **integration** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/integration-vs-interaction)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inetraction`, `innteraction`, `intearction`, `interacction`, `interaciton`, `interacsion`, `interactino`, `interactionn`, `interactoin`, `interacttion`, `interatcion`, `intercation`, `interraction`, `intreaction`, `intteraction`, `itneraction`, `niteraction`

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