# interrogation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˌteɹ.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #13,738

## Definitions
1. The act of interrogating or questioning; an examination by questions; an inquiry.
2. A question put; an inquiry.
3. A question mark.

## Etymology
From Middle English interrogacion, from Old French interrogacion, from Latin interrogātiō, from interrogō, from inter- (“between; among”) + rogō (“to ask; to request”). Equivalent to inter- + rogation or interrogate + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **interrogator** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interrogation-vs-interrogator)
- **interrogating** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interrogating-vs-interrogation)
- **interpolation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interpolation-vs-interrogation)

## Common misspellings (18)
`inetrrogation`, `innterrogation`, `interogation`, `interorgation`, `interrgoation`, `interroagtion`, `interrogaiton`, `interrogasion`, `interrogatino`, `interrogationn`, `interrogatoin`, `interrogattion`, `interroggation`, `interrogtaion`, `intrerogation`, `intterrogation`, `itnerrogation`, `niterrogation`

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