# compassionate

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kəmˈpæʃənət/ · frequency rank #13,887

## Definitions
1. Having, feeling or showing compassion (to or toward someone).
2. Given to someone as an exception because of a family emergency or a death in their family.
3. Inviting or asking for pity.

## Etymology
A pseudo-Latin form of French compassionné, past participle of compassionner (“feel sorry for”). By surface analysis, compassion + -ate.

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccompassionate`, `cmopassionate`, `comapssionate`, `commpassionate`, `compasionate`, `compasisonate`, `compassinoate`, `compassioante`, `compassionaet`, `compassionatte`, `compassionnate`, `compassiontae`, `compassoinate`, `comppassionate`, `compsasionate`, `copmassionate`, `ocmpassionate`

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