# cemetery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɛm.ɪˌtɹi/ · frequency rank #6,444

## Definitions
1. A place where the dead are buried; a graveyard or memorial park.

## Etymology
From Middle English cimiterie, from Old French cimitiere, from Medieval Latin cimitērium, from Late Latin coemētērium, from Ancient Greek κοιμητήριον (koimētḗrion), from κοιμάω (koimáō, “I put to sleep”); compare cœmeterium. Displaced Middle English charnel (“mass grave, cemetery”) and Old English līctūn (“cemetery”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccemetery`, `ceemtery`, `cemeetry`, `cemeterry`, `cemeteryy`, `cemeteyr`, `cemetrey`, `cemettery`, `cemmetery`, `cemteery`, `cmeetery`, `ecmetery`

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