# transgression

> English word · Noun · IPA /tɹænsˈɡɹɛʃən/ · frequency rank #33,464

## Definitions
1. A violation of a law, duty or commandment.
2. An act that goes beyond generally accepted boundaries.
3. A relative rise in sea level resulting in deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata.

## Etymology
From Middle English transgressioun, from Old French transgression, from Late Latin trānsgressiō, from Latin trānsgressus (perfect active participle of trānsgredior (“I step across”)) + -iō.

## Common misspellings (20)
`rtansgression`, `tarnsgression`, `trangsression`, `trannsgression`, `transgerssion`, `transggression`, `transgresion`, `transgresison`, `transgressino`, `transgressionn`, `transgressoin`, `transgrestion`, `transgrression`, `transgrsesion`, `transrgession`, `transsgression`, `trasngression`, `trnasgression`, `trransgression`, `ttransgression`

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