# composition

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃən/ · frequency rank #4,069

## Definitions
1. The act of putting together; assembly.
2. A mixture or compound; the result of composing.
3. The proportion of different parts to make a whole.
4. The general makeup of a thing or person.
5. A puzzle created by the composer using chess pieces on a chessboard, which presents the solver with a particular task.
6. An agreement or treaty used to settle differences; later especially, an agreement to stop hostilities; a truce.
7. A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
8. A payment of money in order to clear a liability or obligation; a settling or fine.
9. an agreement or compromise by which a creditor or group of creditors accepts partial payment from a debtor.
10. An essay.
11. The formation of compound words from separate words.
12. A work of music, literature or art.
13. Typesetting.
14. Applying a function to the result of another.
15. The compounding of two velocities or forces into a single equivalent velocity or force.
16. Consistency; accord; congruity.
17. Synthesis as opposed to analysis.
18. The arrangement and flow of elements in a picture.
19. Way to combine simple objects or data types into more complex ones.

## Etymology
From Middle English composicioun, borrowed from Old French composicion, from Latin compositiō, compositiōnem.

## Easily confused with
- **compositional** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/composition-vs-compositional)
- **competition** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/competition-vs-composition)

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccomposition`, `cmoposition`, `commposition`, `comopsition`, `compoistion`, `composiiton`, `composision`, `compositino`, `compositionn`, `compositoin`, `composittion`, `compossition`, `compostiion`, `compposition`, `compsoition`, `copmosition`, `ocmposition`

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