# corset

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɔː(ɹ).sɪt/ · frequency rank #27,790

## Definitions
1. A woman's foundation garment, reinforced with stays, that supports the waistline, hips and bust.
2. A tight-fitting gown or basque worn by both men and women during the Middle Ages.
3. A regulation that limited the growth of British banks' interest-bearing deposits.

## Etymology
From Middle English corset, from Old French corset. Equivalent to corse + -et.

## Easily confused with
- **cost** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-cost)
- **curse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-curse)
- **covet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-covet)
- **Corso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-corso)
- **course** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-course)
- **cursed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-cursed)
- **cortex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-cortex)
- **curses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-curses)
- **Cortez** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-cortez)
- **Cortes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-cortes)
- **courses** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corset-vs-courses)
- **core** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/core-vs-corset)
- **coast** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coast-vs-corset)
- **Corey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corey-vs-corset)
- **comet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comet-vs-corset)
- **cores** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cores-vs-corset)
- **corner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corner-vs-corset)
- **carpet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carpet-vs-corset)
- **closet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/closet-vs-corset)
- **corpse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corpse-vs-corset)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccorset`, `corest`, `corrset`, `corsett`, `corsset`, `corste`, `cosret`, `croset`, `ocrset`

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