# rebellion

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈbɛl.i.ən/ · frequency rank #7,837

## Definitions
1. Armed resistance to an established government or ruler.
2. Defiance of authority or control; the act of rebelling.
3. An organized, forceful subversion of the law of the land in an attempt to replace it with another form of government.

## Etymology
From Middle English rebellioun, rebellion, from Old French rebellion, from Latin rebelliō. Equivalent for rebel + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **rebellious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebellion-vs-rebellious)
- **rebelling** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rebelling-vs-rebellion)

## Common misspellings (11)
`erbellion`, `rbeellion`, `rebbellion`, `rebelilon`, `rebelion`, `rebellino`, `rebellionn`, `rebelloin`, `reblelion`, `reebllion`, `rrebellion`

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