# rupture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹʌptʃə/ · frequency rank #20,216

## Definitions
1. A burst, split, or break.
2. A social breach or break, between individuals or groups.
3. A break or tear in soft tissue, such as a muscle.
4. A failure mode in which a tough ductile material pulls apart rather than cracking.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French rupture, or its source, Latin ruptūra (“a breaking, rupture (of a limb or vein)”) and Medieval Latin ruptūra (“a road, a field, a form of feudal tenure, a tax, etc.”), from the participle stem of rumpere (“to break, burst”).

## Easily confused with
- **rapture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rapture-vs-rupture)

## Common misspellings (10)
`rputure`, `rrupture`, `ruppture`, `ruptrue`, `ruptture`, `ruptuer`, `rupturre`, `ruputre`, `rutpure`, `urpture`

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