# commentary

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒm.ən.t(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #5,203

## Definitions
1. A series of comments or annotations; especially, a book of explanations or expositions on the whole or a part of some other work.
2. A brief account of transactions or events written hastily, as if for a memorandum.
3. An oral relation of an event, especially broadcast by television or radio, as it occurs.

## Etymology
From Middle French commentaire, from Latin commentārius, commentārium (“notebook”), compare French commentaire. See comment.

## Easily confused with
- **commenter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/commentary-vs-commenter)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccommentary`, `cmomentary`, `comemntary`, `comentary`, `commenatry`, `commenntary`, `commentarry`, `commentaryy`, `commentayr`, `commentray`, `commenttary`, `commetnary`, `commnetary`, `ocmmentary`

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