# catchment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkatʃmənt/ · frequency rank #28,148

## Definitions
1. Any structure or land feature which catches and holds water; the collection of such water.
2. A catchment area, or the people it serves.

## Etymology
From catch + -ment.

## Common misspellings (15)
`actchment`, `cacthment`, `catcchment`, `catchemnt`, `catchhment`, `catchmennt`, `catchmentt`, `catchmetn`, `catchmment`, `catchmnet`, `catcmhent`, `cathcment`, `cattchment`, `ccatchment`, `ctachment`

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