# restrict

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹɪˈstɹɪkt/ · frequency rank #9,659

## Definitions
1. To restrain within boundaries; to limit; to confine
2. To consider (a function) as defined on a subset of its original domain.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin restrictus, perfect passive participle of restringō (“draw back tightly; restrain, restrict”), from re- (“back, again”) + stringō (“press, tighten, compress”). Doublet of ristretto as an adjective.

## Easily confused with
- **retract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrict-vs-retract)
- **restricted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restrict-vs-restricted)
- **restraint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restraint-vs-restrict)

## Common misspellings (13)
`erstrict`, `resrtict`, `resstrict`, `restirct`, `restrcit`, `restricct`, `restrictt`, `restritc`, `restrrict`, `resttrict`, `retsrict`, `rrestrict`, `rsetrict`

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