# condiment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒn.dɪ.mənt/ · frequency rank #41,566

## Definitions
1. Something used to enhance the flavor of food, for example, salt or pepper, especially when added by the eater to taste rather than by the cook.

## Etymology
From late Middle English condiment, from Old French condiment, from Latin condimentum, from condīre (“to preserve, pickle, season”). See also condite and compare recondite.

## Easily confused with
- **confident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condiment-vs-confident)
- **continent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/condiment-vs-continent)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccondiment`, `cnodiment`, `codniment`, `conddiment`, `condiemnt`, `condimennt`, `condimentt`, `condimetn`, `condimment`, `condimnet`, `condmient`, `conidment`, `conndiment`, `ocndiment`

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