community

/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/

//kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti// noun

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"community" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“community” is in the everyday core of English, ranked #454 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#454
frequency rank, English
9
letters
12
tracked misspellings
4
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

community vs communist
78% similar
community vs commodity
78% similar
community vs communism
78% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for community
PropertyValue
Headwordcommunity
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/
Letters9
Frequency rank#454
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs4
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “community” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). community lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for community is 9 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/. Corpus data places it at rank #454 in overall English word frequency, putting it firmly in the everyday core of the language. Wiktionary records 9 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for community, with forms such as "ccommunity", "cmomunity", and "commnuity". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 4 confusable-pair relationships, "communist", "commodity", "communism", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -itā… The correct English form is community, spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
  2. 2
    A residential or religious collective; a commune.
  3. 3
    A group of interdependent organisms inhabiting the same region and interacting with each other.
  4. 4
    A group of people interacting by electronic means for educational, professional, social, or other purposes; a virtual community.
  5. 5
    The condition of having certain attitudes and interests in common.
  6. 6
    Common enjoyment or possession; participation.
  7. 7
    Common character; likeness.
  8. 8
    Commonness; frequency.
  9. 9
    A local area within a county or county borough which is the lowest tier of local government, usually represented by a community council or town council, which is generally equivalent to a civil parish in England.

Etymology

From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, public”) + -itās. By surface analysis, commun(e) + -ity. Doublet of communitas.

Antonyms

anticommunitynoncommunity

This word in other languages

comunidad(Español)communauté(Français)Gemeinschaft(Deutsch)comunidade(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ccommunity,cmomunity,commnuity,commuinty,communitty,communityy,communiyt,communnity,communtiy,comumnity,comunity,ocmmunity

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of community - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ccommunity1cmomunity2commnuity2commuinty2communitty1communityy1communiyt2communnity1
Edit distance from "community"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "community"?
"community" is spelled C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/.
What does "community" mean?
As a noun, "community" means: A group sharing common characteristics, such as the same language, law, religion, or tradition.
What words are commonly confused with "community"?
"community" is commonly confused with "communist", "commodity", "communism". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "community"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "community" is /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "community"?
From Late Middle English communite, borrowed from Old French communité, comunité, comunete (modern French communauté), from Classical Latin commūnitās (“community; public spirit”), from commūn(is) (“common, ordinary; of or for the community, publi... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “community”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is C-O-M-M-U-N-I-T-Y - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /kəˈmjuː.nɪ.ti/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
  • Don't mix it up with “communist” - see the side-by-side comparison. community vs communist
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list