# commodity

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmɑdəti/ · frequency rank #8,766

## Definitions
1. Anything movable (a good) that is bought and sold.
2. Something useful or valuable.
3. Raw materials, agricultural and other primary products as objects of large-scale trading in specialized exchanges.
4. Undifferentiated goods characterized by a low profit margin and (usually) fungibility, as distinguished from branded products not wholly fungible.
5. Anything which has both a use value and an exchange value.
6. Convenience; usefulness, suitability.
7. Self-interest; personal convenience or advantage.

## Etymology
From Middle English commoditee, from Anglo-Norman commoditee, from Latin commoditās.

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccommodity`, `cmomodity`, `commdoity`, `commoddity`, `commoditty`, `commodityy`, `commodiyt`, `commodtiy`, `commoidty`, `comodity`, `comomdity`, `ocmmodity`

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