# attribute

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæt.ɹɪ.bjuːt/ · frequency rank #9,997

## Definitions
1. A characteristic or quality of a thing.
2. An object that is considered typical of someone or some function, in particular as an artistic convention.
3. A word that qualifies a noun.
4. That which is predicated or affirmed of a subject; a predicate; an accident.
5. An option or setting belonging to some object.
6. A semantic item with which a method or other code element may be decorated.
7. A numeric value representing the colours of part of the screen display.

## Etymology
From Latin attributus.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`atribute`, `atrtibute`, `attirbute`, `attrbiute`, `attribbute`, `attribtue`, `attribuet`, `attributte`, `attriubte`, `attrribute`, `tatribute`

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