# compensatory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kɒmpɛnˈseɪtəɹi/ · frequency rank #33,183

## Definitions
1. Intended to recompense someone who has experienced loss, suffering, or injury
2. Reducing or offsetting the unpleasant or unwelcome effects of something
3. That compensates for a deleterious mutation

## Etymology
Borrowed from French compensatoire. By surface analysis, compensate + -ory.

## Common misspellings (19)
`ccompensatory`, `cmopensatory`, `comepnsatory`, `commpensatory`, `compenastory`, `compennsatory`, `compensaotry`, `compensatorry`, `compensatoryy`, `compensatoyr`, `compensatroy`, `compensattory`, `compenssatory`, `compenstaory`, `compesnatory`, `compnesatory`, `comppensatory`, `copmensatory`, `ocmpensatory`

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