# curvature

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈkɜɹ.və.tʃəɹ/ · frequency rank #21,769

## Definitions
1. The shape of something curved.
2. The extent to which a subspace is curved within a metric space.
3. The extent to which a Riemannian manifold is intrinsically curved.

## Etymology
From Latin curvare, from Latin curvatura. See also curve. Displaced native Old English ġebīeġednes.

## Easily confused with
- **creature** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/creature-vs-curvature)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ccurvature`, `cruvature`, `curavture`, `currvature`, `curvatrue`, `curvatture`, `curvatuer`, `curvaturre`, `curvautre`, `curvtaure`, `curvvature`, `cuvrature`, `ucrvature`

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