# consortium

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈsɔː(ɹ).ʃəm/ · frequency rank #11,522

## Definitions
1. An association or combination of businesses, financial institutions, or investors, for the purpose of engaging in a joint venture.
2. A similar arrangement among non-commercial institutions or organizations.
3. An association or society.
4. The right of a spouse to all the normal relationships with his or her mate.
5. A group of symbiotic microbes.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin cōnsortium.

## Common misspellings (15)
`cconsortium`, `cnosortium`, `connsortium`, `conosrtium`, `consoritum`, `consorrtium`, `consortimu`, `consortiumm`, `consorttium`, `consortuim`, `consotrium`, `consrotium`, `conssortium`, `cosnortium`, `ocnsortium`

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