# contentment

> English word · Noun · IPA /kənˈtɛntmənt/ · frequency rank #27,097

## Definitions
1. The state or degree of being contented or satisfied.
2. Happiness in one's situation; satisfaction
3. The neurophysiological experience of satisfaction and being at ease in one's situation, body, and/or mind.

## Etymology
From Middle French contentement. By surface analysis, content + -ment.

## Common misspellings (18)
`ccontentment`, `cnotentment`, `conetntment`, `conntentment`, `contenmtent`, `contenntment`, `contentemnt`, `contentmennt`, `contentmentt`, `contentmetn`, `contentmment`, `contentmnet`, `contenttment`, `contetnment`, `contnetment`, `conttentment`, `cotnentment`, `ocntentment`

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