# transcription

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹænˈskɹɪpʃən/ · frequency rank #14,237

## Definitions
1. The act or process of transcribing.
2. Something that has been transcribed, including:
3. Something that has been transcribed, including:
4. Something that has been transcribed, including:
5. A written document.
6. The synthesis of RNA under the direction of DNA.

## Etymology
From Middle French transcription, or directly from Latin transcriptiōnem, from trānscrībō (“transcribe”).

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

## Common misspellings (22)
`rtanscription`, `tarnscription`, `trancsription`, `trannscription`, `transccription`, `transcirption`, `transcripiton`, `transcripption`, `transcripsion`, `transcriptino`, `transcriptionn`, `transcriptoin`, `transcripttion`, `transcritpion`, `transcrpition`, `transcrription`, `transrciption`, `transscription`, `trasncription`, `trnascription`, `trranscription`, `ttranscription`

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