# compact

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒmˌpækt/ · frequency rank #6,450

## Definitions
1. An agreement or contract.

## Etymology
From Latin compactum (“agreement”).

## Easily confused with
- **company** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-company)
- **contact** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-contact)
- **compare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-compare)
- **compass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-compass)
- **compost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-compost)
- **compacted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compact-vs-compacted)
- **combat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/combat-vs-compact)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccompact`, `cmopact`, `comapct`, `commpact`, `compacct`, `compactt`, `compatc`, `compcat`, `comppact`, `copmact`, `ocmpact`

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