# combat

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒmˌbæt/ · frequency rank #2,660

## Definitions
1. A battle, a fight (often one in which weapons are used).
2. a struggle for victory

## Etymology
16th century, borrowed from Middle French combat, deverbal from Old French combatre, from Vulgar Latin *combattere, from Latin com- (“with”) + battuere (“to beat, strike”).

## Easily confused with
- **combo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-combo)
- **comet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-comet)
- **comma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-comma)
- **combs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-combs)
- **commit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-commit)
- **combed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-combed)
- **cymbal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-cymbal)
- **compact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-compact)
- **coat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coat-vs-combat)
- **coma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coma-vs-combat)
- **comb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comb-vs-combat)
- **cobalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobalt-vs-combat)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccombat`, `cmobat`, `cobmat`, `comabt`, `combatt`, `combbat`, `combta`, `commbat`, `ocmbat`

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