# containment

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈteɪnmənt/ · frequency rank #15,592

## Definitions
1. The state of being contained.
2. The state of containing.
3. Something contained.
4. A policy of checking the expansion of a hostile foreign power by creating alliances with other states; especially the foreign policy strategy of the United States in the early years of the Cold War.
5. A physical system designed to prevent the accidental release of radioactive or other dangerous materials from a nuclear reactor or industrial plant.
6. An inclusion.

## Etymology
From contain + -ment.

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

## Common misspellings (17)
`ccontainment`, `cnotainment`, `conatinment`, `conntainment`, `contaimnent`, `containemnt`, `containmennt`, `containmentt`, `containmetn`, `containmment`, `containmnet`, `containnment`, `contaniment`, `contianment`, `conttainment`, `cotnainment`, `ocntainment`

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