# temptation

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌtɛmpˈteɪʃən/ · frequency rank #10,946

## Definitions
1. The act of tempting.
2. The condition of being tempted.
3. Something attractive, tempting or seductive; an inducement, seducement, or enticement.
4. Pressure applied to one's thinking designed to create wrong emotions which will eventually lead to wrong actions.

## Etymology
From Old French temptacion, from Latin temptatio. Morphologically tempt + -ation.

## Common misspellings (16)
`etmptation`, `temmptation`, `tempattion`, `tempptation`, `temptaiton`, `temptasion`, `temptatino`, `temptationn`, `temptatoin`, `temptattion`, `tempttaion`, `tempttation`, `temtpation`, `tepmtation`, `tmeptation`, `ttemptation`

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