# racketeering

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #34,247

## Definitions
1. The criminal action of being involved in a racket; especially, directing it.

## Etymology
Coined by the Employers' Association of Chicago in June 1927 in a statement about the influence of organized crime in the Teamsters union.

## Common misspellings (18)
`arcketeering`, `raccketeering`, `racekteering`, `rackeetering`, `racketeeirng`, `racketeerign`, `racketeeringg`, `racketeerinng`, `racketeernig`, `racketeerring`, `racketereing`, `racketering`, `racketteering`, `rackketeering`, `rackteeering`, `rakceteering`, `rcaketeering`, `rracketeering`

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