# comprehend

> English word · Verb · IPA /kɒmpɹɪˈhɛnd/ · frequency rank #11,183

## Definitions
1. To understand or grasp fully and thoroughly; to plumb.
2. To include, comprise; to contain.

## Etymology
From Middle English comprehenden, from Latin comprehendere (“to grasp”), from the prefix com- + prehendere (“to seize”). Doublet of comprend.

## Common misspellings (16)
`ccomprehend`, `cmoprehend`, `commprehend`, `comperhend`, `compprehend`, `compreehnd`, `comprehedn`, `comprehendd`, `comprehennd`, `comprehhend`, `comprehned`, `comprheend`, `comprrehend`, `comrpehend`, `copmrehend`, `ocmprehend`

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