# apartment

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈpɑːt.mənt/ · frequency rank #2,242

## Definitions
1. A complete domicile occupying only part of a building, especially one for rent; a flat.
2. A suite of rooms within a domicile, designated for a specific person or persons and including a bedroom.
3. A room within a house.
4. A division of an enclosure that is separate from others; a compartment.
5. A conceptual space used for separation in the threading architecture. Objects in one apartment cannot directly access those in another, but must use a proxy.

## Etymology
From French appartement, from Italian appartamento, from Spanish apartamiento (“separation, seclusion”). See apart.

## Common misspellings (14)
`aaprtment`, `aparmtent`, `aparrtment`, `apartemnt`, `apartmennt`, `apartmentt`, `apartmetn`, `apartmment`, `apartmnet`, `aparttment`, `apatrment`, `appartment`, `apratment`, `paartment`

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