# comprehension

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌkɒmpɹɪˈhɛnʃn̩/ · frequency rank #13,488

## Definitions
1. A thorough understanding.
2. The totality of intensions, that is, attributes, characters, marks, properties, or qualities, that the object possesses, or else the totality of intensions that are pertinent to the context of a given discussion.
3. A compact syntax for generating a collection in some programming languages, traditionally lists in functional programming languages.
4. The inclusion of nonconformists within the Church of England.
5. Reading comprehension.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French compréhension, from Latin comprehensiō (“taking together”), from com- (“with, together”) + prehendō (“take”).

## Easily confused with
- **comprehensive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comprehension-vs-comprehensive)

## Common misspellings (21)
`ccomprehension`, `cmoprehension`, `commprehension`, `comperhension`, `compprehension`, `compreehnsion`, `comprehenison`, `comprehennsion`, `comprehensino`, `comprehensionn`, `comprehensoin`, `comprehenssion`, `comprehention`, `comprehesnion`, `comprehhension`, `comprehnesion`, `comprheension`, `comprrehension`, `comrpehension`, `copmrehension`, `ocmprehension`

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