# introduction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɪntɹəˈdʌkʃn̩/ · frequency rank #2,900

## Definitions
1. The act or process of introducing.
2. A means, such as a personal letter, of presenting one person to another.
3. An initial section of a book or article, which introduces the subject material.
4. A written or oral explanation of what constitutes the basis of an issue.

## Etymology
From Middle English introduccioun, introduccyon, borrowed from Old French introduction, itself a borrowing from Latin intrōdūctiōnem, accusative of Latin intrōdūctiō, from intrōdūcō. By surface analysis, intro- + Latin dūctiō or introduce + -tion.

## Common misspellings (19)
`inntroduction`, `inrtoduction`, `intorduction`, `intrdouction`, `introdcution`, `introdduction`, `introducction`, `introduciton`, `introducsion`, `introductino`, `introductionn`, `introductoin`, `introducttion`, `introdutcion`, `introudction`, `intrroduction`, `inttroduction`, `itnroduction`, `nitroduction`

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