# invasion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈveɪʒən/ · frequency rank #4,865

## Definitions
1. A military action consisting of a large armed force of one geopolitical entity entering territory controlled by another such entity, generally with the objective of conquering territory or altering the established government.
2. The entry without consent of an individual or group into an area where they are not wanted.
3. The spread of cancer cells, bacteria and such to the organism.
4. The breaching of the skin barrier.

## Etymology
From Middle French invasion, from Late Latin invāsiōnem, accusative of invāsiō.

## Easily confused with
- **invasive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invasion-vs-invasive)
- **inversion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/invasion-vs-inversion)
- **infusion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/infusion-vs-invasion)
- **incision** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incision-vs-invasion)

## Common misspellings (12)
`inavsion`, `innvasion`, `invaison`, `invasino`, `invasionn`, `invasoin`, `invassion`, `invation`, `invsaion`, `invvasion`, `ivnasion`, `nivasion`

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