# customary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈkʌs.tə.m(ə.)ɹi/ · frequency rank #14,306

## Definitions
1. In accordance with, or established by, custom or common usage.
2. Holding or held by custom.

## Etymology
From Middle English custumary, from Medieval Latin custumarius. By surface analysis, custom + -ary.

## Easily confused with
- **customer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/customary-vs-customer)
- **customers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/customary-vs-customers)
- **customarily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/customarily-vs-customary)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccustomary`, `csutomary`, `cusotmary`, `cusstomary`, `custmoary`, `custoamry`, `customarry`, `customaryy`, `customayr`, `custommary`, `customray`, `custtomary`, `cutsomary`, `ucstomary`

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