# climate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈklaɪ.mɪt/ · frequency rank #1,990

## Definitions
1. The long-term manifestations of weather and other atmospheric conditions in a given area or country, now usually represented by the statistical summary of its weather conditions during a period long enough to ensure that representative values are obtained (generally 30 years).
2. The context in general of a particular political, moral, etc., situation.
3. An area of the earth's surface between two parallels of latitude.
4. A region of the Earth.

## Etymology
From Middle English climat, from Old French climat, from Latin clima, from Ancient Greek κλίμα (klíma, “latitude”, literally “inclination”).

## Easily confused with
- **climax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climate-vs-climax)
- **climatic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/climate-vs-climatic)
- **celibate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/celibate-vs-climate)

## Common misspellings (10)
`cclimate`, `cilmate`, `cliamte`, `climaet`, `climatte`, `climmate`, `climtae`, `cllimate`, `clmiate`, `lcimate`

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