restriction
re·stric·tion/ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/noun
restriction is spelled R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N: 11 letters and 3 syllables (re·stric·tion). It appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, restriction means “The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of restriction is restrictions.
How many letters and syllables are in restriction?
| Letters | 11: R-E-S-T-R-I-C-T-I-O-N |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 3: re·stric·tion |
| In writing | 5.8 times per million words; the 10,196th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is restriction?
Restriction appears 5.8 times per million words in written English, the 10,196th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce restriction?
- /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/
Restriction has 3 syllables, split re·stric·tion in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-restriction.wav, LL-Q1860_(eng)-Wodencafe-restriction.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
Forms of restriction
- restrictions plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does restriction mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The act of restricting, or the state of being restricted.
- 2
A regulation or limitation that restricts.
- 3
The mechanism by which a cell degrades foreign DNA material.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Restriction in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
| Language | Words |
|---|---|
| French | restriction |
| German | Beschränkung, Einschränkung, Begrenzung |
| Portuguese | restrição |
| Spanish | restricción , cortapisa |
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does restriction come from?
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō. Morphologically restrict + -ion.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).