ecommerce

noun

"ecommerce" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“ecommerce” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #19,582 in English word frequency and used as a noun.

#19,582
frequency rank, English
9
letters
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative form of e-commerce.

Key facts for ecommerce
PropertyValue
Headwordecommerce
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters9
Frequency rank#19,582
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “ecommerce” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). ecommerce lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English entry for ecommerce is 9 letters long, classified as a noun. Corpus data places it at rank #19,582 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Alternative form of e-commerce.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for ecommerce, with forms such as "ceommerce", "eccommerce", and "ecmomerce". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From e- + commerce. The correct English form is ecommerce, spelled E-C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    Alternative form of e-commerce.

Etymology

From e- + commerce.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ceommerce,eccommerce,ecmomerce,ecomemrce,ecomerce,ecommecre,ecommercce,ecommerec,ecommerrce,ecommrece,eocmmerce

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of ecommerce - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ceommerce2eccommerce1ecmomerce2ecomemrce2ecomerce1ecommecre2ecommercce1ecommerec2
Edit distance from "ecommerce"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "ecommerce"?
"ecommerce" is spelled E-C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E.
What does "ecommerce" mean?
As a noun, "ecommerce" means: Alternative form of e-commerce.
What are common misspellings of "ecommerce"?
Common misspellings include "ceommerce", "eccommerce", "ecmomerce", "ecomemrce", "ecomerce". The correct spelling is "ecommerce".
What is the origin of the word "ecommerce"?
From e- + commerce. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “ecommerce”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is E-C-O-M-M-E-R-C-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list