# compound

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒmˈpaʊnd/ · frequency rank #5,311

## Definitions
1. An enclosure within which workers, prisoners, or soldiers are confined.
2. An enclosure for secure storage.
3. A group of buildings situated close together, e.g. for a school or block of offices.
4. A group of buildings where members of the same extended family live together.

## Etymology
Possibly from Malay kampong, kampung (“group of buildings, village”), via Dutch or Portuguese, altered under the influence of Etymology 2. Doublet of kampung.

## Easily confused with
- **confound** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compound-vs-confound)
- **compounded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/compound-vs-compounded)
- **composed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/composed-vs-compound)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ccompound`, `cmopound`, `commpound`, `comopund`, `componud`, `compoudn`, `compoundd`, `compounnd`, `comppound`, `compuond`, `copmound`, `ocmpound`

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