# sedition

> English word · Noun · IPA /səˈdɪʃən/ · frequency rank #27,637

## Definitions
1. Organized incitement of rebellion or civil disorder against authority or the state, usually by speech or writing.
2. Insurrection or rebellion.

## Etymology
From Old French sedicion, from Latin sēditiō (“sedition, discord”), from sēd- (“apart”) (an alternative form of sē-) + itiō (“going”).

## Easily confused with
- **seduction** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedition-vs-seduction)
- **seditious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedition-vs-seditious)
- **section** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/section-vs-sedition)
- **sedation** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sedation-vs-sedition)

## Common misspellings (12)
`esdition`, `sdeition`, `seddition`, `sediiton`, `sedision`, `seditino`, `seditionn`, `seditoin`, `sedittion`, `sedtiion`, `seidtion`, `ssedition`

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