# mission

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɪʃ.ən/ · frequency rank #1,430

## Definitions
1. A set of tasks that fulfills a purpose or duty; an assignment set by an employer, or by oneself.
2. A important goal or purpose; an objective.
3. A missionary expedition.
4. Third World charities, particularly those which preach as well as provide aid.
5. An infrequent gathering of religious believers in a parish, usually part of a larger regional event with a central theme.
6. A number of people appointed to perform any service; a delegation; an embassy.
7. Dismissal; discharge from service
8. A settlement or building serving as a base for missionary work.
9. An settlement predominantly inhabited by Indigenous Australians living in housing commission.
10. A drug run.
11. An ordeal; an difficult, trying task.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin missiō, missiōnem (“a sending, sending away, dispatching, discharging, release, remission, cessation”).

## Easily confused with
- **missions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mission-vs-missions)
- **minion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/minion-vs-mission)
- **million** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/million-vs-mission)
- **missing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missing-vs-mission)
- **missile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/missile-vs-mission)
- **mansion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mansion-vs-mission)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imssion`, `mision`, `misison`, `missino`, `missionn`, `missoin`, `mistion`, `mmission`, `msision`

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