# database

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈdeɪtəˌbeɪs/ · frequency rank #4,223

## Definitions
1. A collection of (usually) organized information in a regular structure, usually but not necessarily in a machine-readable format accessible by a computer.
2. A set of tables and other objects (queries, reports, forms) in the form of a structured data set.
3. A software program (application) for storing, retrieving and manipulating such a structured data set.
4. A combination of such data sets and the programs for using them.

## Etymology
From data + base.

## Common misspellings (11)
`adtabase`, `daatbase`, `dataabse`, `databaes`, `databasse`, `databbase`, `databsae`, `datbaase`, `dattabase`, `ddatabase`, `dtaabase`

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