# restriction

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɹɪˈstɹɪkʃən/ · frequency rank #10,269

## Definitions
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.

## Etymology
From Middle English restriccioun, from Anglo-Norman restriction, Middle French restriction, and their source, Late Latin restrictiō, from Latin restringō.
Morphologically restrict + -ion.

## Easily confused with
- **retraction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restriction-vs-retraction)
- **restrictive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restriction-vs-restrictive)
- **restrictions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/restriction-vs-restrictions)

## Common misspellings (18)
`erstriction`, `resrtiction`, `resstriction`, `restirction`, `restrcition`, `restricction`, `restriciton`, `restricsion`, `restrictino`, `restrictionn`, `restrictoin`, `restricttion`, `restritcion`, `restrriction`, `resttriction`, `retsriction`, `rrestriction`, `rsetriction`

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