# benchmark

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɛn(t)ʃmɑːk/ · frequency rank #12,915

## Definitions
1. A standard by which something is evaluated or measured.
2. A surveyor's mark made on some stationary object and shown on a map; used as a reference point.
3. A computer program that is executed to assess the performance of the runtime environment.

## Etymology
From bench + mark. First use appears c. 1842. Originally a mark cut into a stone by land surveyors to secure a bench (from land surveying jargon in the 19th century, meaning a type of bracket), to mount measuring equipment. The figurative sense first appears c. 1884.

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbenchmark`, `becnhmark`, `bencchmark`, `benchamrk`, `benchhmark`, `benchmakr`, `benchmarkk`, `benchmarrk`, `benchmmark`, `benchmrak`, `bencmhark`, `benhcmark`, `bennchmark`, `bnechmark`, `ebnchmark`

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