compartment

/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/

//kəmˈpɑɹtmənt// noun

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"compartment" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“compartment” has 18 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #12,209. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#12,209
frequency rank, English
5,599
“C” headwords
18
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.

Corpus desk

Index EN-compartment · compartment · English

compartment · rank #12,209 · 18 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #12,209
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 18 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,599
  • PHOTO-FINISH comet

Nearest frequency peer: comet (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “compartment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “compartment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for compartment
PropertyValue
Headwordcompartment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/
Letters11
Frequency rank#12,209
Misspellings tracked18
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “compartment”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).compartmentlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “comet” (#12,208), “cocoa” (#12,207), “coca” (#12,206). Among 5,599 “C” headwords, “compartment” is #12,209. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 18 spelling variants around compartment (IPA /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #12,209 among 5,599 “C” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 18 likely wrong-spelling variants for compartment, with forms such as "ccompartment", "cmopartment", and "comaprtment". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”). The correct English form is compartment, spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
  2. 2
    One of the parts into which an area is subdivided.
  3. 3
    The part of a protein that serves a specific function.
  4. 4
    A mound (often of grass), shelf (of e.g. wall) or other thing beneath the shield in a coat of arms on which the supporters stand.
  5. 5
    A region in the body, delimited by a biological membrane.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how compartment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Two men were seated in a well-lit compartment of a third-class railway carriage.
  2. This is a second-class ticket. And you're sitting in the first class!” “I'd no idea,” Haldiram said. “I didn't know what compartment was this.” And looking around, he asked, “Where does it say First Class? I still can't see it.

Etymology

First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”).

This word in other languages

compartimiento(Español)compartiment(Français)Abteil(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ccompartment
  • cmopartment
  • comaprtment
  • commpartment
  • comparmtent
  • comparrtment
  • compartemnt
  • compartmennt
  • compartmentt
  • compartmetn
  • compartmment
  • compartmnet
  • comparttment
  • compatrment
  • comppartment
  • compratment
  • copmartment
  • ocmpartment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of compartment - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ccompartment1cmopartment2comaprtment2commpartment1comparmtent2comparrtment1compartemnt2compartmennt1
Edit distance from "compartment"

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 "compartment"?
"compartment" is spelled C-O-M-P-A-R-T-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/.
What does "compartment" mean?
As a noun, "compartment" means: A room, or section, or chamber, typically within a vehicle.
What are common misspellings of "compartment"?
Common misspellings include "ccompartment", "cmopartment", "comaprtment", "commpartment", "comparmtent". The correct spelling is "compartment".
How do you pronounce "compartment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "compartment" is /kəmˈpɑɹtmənt/. 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 "compartment"?
First attested 1564, from Middle French compartiment, from Italian compartimento, from Late Latin compartiri (“to divide with, to share with”), from com- + partiri (“to apportion, to divide, to share”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "compartment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 11 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (18 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list