# costume

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɒs.tjuːm/ · frequency rank #5,315

## Definitions
1. A style of dress, including garments, accessories and hairstyle, especially as characteristic of a particular country, period or people.
2. An outfit or a disguise worn as fancy dress etc.
3. A set of clothes appropriate for a particular occasion or season.
4. A swimming costume.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French costume, from Italian costume, from Latin consuētūdō (“custom, habit”). Doublet of consuetude, custom, and kastom.
Verb circa 1802, perhaps modelled on French costumer.

## Easily confused with
- **couture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costume-vs-couture)
- **costumed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/costume-vs-costumed)
- **consume** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/consume-vs-costume)

## Common misspellings (10)
`ccostume`, `cosstume`, `costmue`, `costtume`, `costuem`, `costumme`, `cosutme`, `cotsume`, `csotume`, `ocstume`

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