# contemporary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈtɛm.p(ə.)ɹə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,050

## Definitions
1. From the same time period, coexistent in time; contemporaneous.
2. Modern, of the present age (shorthand for ‘contemporary with the present’).

## Etymology
From Medieval Latin contemporārius, from Latin con- (“with, together”) + temporārius, an adjective derived from tempus (“time”).

## Common misspellings (19)
`ccontemporary`, `cnotemporary`, `conetmporary`, `conntemporary`, `contemmporary`, `contemoprary`, `contempoarry`, `contemporarry`, `contemporaryy`, `contemporayr`, `contemporrary`, `contemporray`, `contempporary`, `contemproary`, `contepmorary`, `contmeporary`, `conttemporary`, `cotnemporary`, `ocntemporary`

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