# seclusion

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈkluːʒən/ · frequency rank #32,173

## Definitions
1. The act of secluding, shutting out or keeping apart.
2. The state of being secluded or shut out, as from company, society, the world, etc.; solitude.
3. A secluded, isolated or private place.
4. The mature phase of the extratropical cyclone life cycle.

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin, from Latin seclusio, from secludere.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`esclusion`, `scelusion`, `secclusion`, `secllusion`, `seclsuion`, `secluison`, `seclusino`, `seclusionn`, `seclusoin`, `seclussion`, `seclution`, `seculsion`, `selcusion`, `sseclusion`

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