# seduction

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪˈdʌk.ʃn̩/ · frequency rank #21,923

## Definitions
1. The act of seducing.
2. The felony of, as a man, inducing a previously chaste unmarried female to engage in sexual intercourse on a promise of marriage.
3. A seductive aspect of something; appeal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French séduction, from Latin sēductiō, from sēdūcō. Equivalent to seduce + -tion.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`esduction`, `sdeuction`, `sedcution`, `sedduction`, `seducction`, `seduciton`, `seducsion`, `seductino`, `seductionn`, `seductoin`, `seducttion`, `sedutcion`, `seudction`, `sseduction`

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