# interruption

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪntəˈɹʌpʃən/ · frequency rank #18,111

## Definitions
1. The act of interrupting, or the state of being interrupted.
2. the act of breaking into someone else’s speech.
3. A time interval during which there is a cessation of something.

## Etymology
From Middle English interrupcioun, from Old French interrupcion, from Latin interruptio.

## Easily confused with
- **interception** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interception-vs-interruption)
- **interrupting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/interrupting-vs-interruption)

## Common misspellings (17)
`inetrruption`, `innterruption`, `interrpution`, `interrupiton`, `interrupption`, `interrupsion`, `interruptino`, `interruptionn`, `interruptoin`, `interrupttion`, `interrutpion`, `interuption`, `interurption`, `intreruption`, `intterruption`, `itnerruption`, `niterruption`

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