# crowdsourcing

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #42,074

## Definitions
1. The delegation of a task to a large diffuse group in order to introduce new or more developed skill sets and improve efficiency. There is usually no substantial monetary compensation involved.

## Etymology
Coined by American journalist Jeff Howe in 2006, see quotations. From crowd + sourcing, by analogy with outsourcing.

## Common misspellings (21)
`ccrowdsourcing`, `corwdsourcing`, `crodwsourcing`, `crowddsourcing`, `crowdosurcing`, `crowdsorucing`, `crowdsoucring`, `crowdsourccing`, `crowdsourcign`, `crowdsourcingg`, `crowdsourcinng`, `crowdsourcnig`, `crowdsouricng`, `crowdsourrcing`, `crowdssourcing`, `crowdsuorcing`, `crowsdourcing`, `crowwdsourcing`, `crrowdsourcing`, `crwodsourcing`, `rcowdsourcing`

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