# documentary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˌdɒk.jʊˈmɛn.tɹi/ · frequency rank #4,229

## Definitions
1. Of, related to, or based on documents.
2. Which serves to document (record or illustrate) a subject.
3. Presented objectively without the insertion of fictional matter.

## Etymology
From French adjective and (hence) noun documentaire, from document, from Latin documentum. Equivalent to document + -ary.

## Common misspellings (17)
`dcoumentary`, `ddocumentary`, `doccumentary`, `docmuentary`, `docuemntary`, `documenatry`, `documenntary`, `documentarry`, `documentaryy`, `documentayr`, `documentray`, `documenttary`, `documetnary`, `docummentary`, `documnetary`, `doucmentary`, `odcumentary`

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