# contemporaneous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˌtɛm.pəˈɹeɪ.ni.əs/ · frequency rank #35,231

## Definitions
1. Existing or created in the same period of time.

## Etymology
From Latin contemporāneus (“contemporary”), from con- (“with”) + tempus (“time”) + -aneus (“of or pertaining to”) (compare Late Latin temporāneus (“opportune, timely”)).

## Common misspellings (22)
`ccontemporaneous`, `cnotemporaneous`, `conetmporaneous`, `conntemporaneous`, `contemmporaneous`, `contemopraneous`, `contempoarneous`, `contemporaenous`, `contemporaneosu`, `contemporaneouss`, `contemporaneuos`, `contemporanneous`, `contemporanoeus`, `contempornaeous`, `contemporraneous`, `contempporaneous`, `contemproaneous`, `contepmoraneous`, `contmeporaneous`, `conttemporaneous`, `cotnemporaneous`, `ocntemporaneous`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/contemporaneous