# fishery

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɪʃəɹi/ · frequency rank #21,798

## Definitions
1. Fishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
2. A place related to fishing
3. A place related to fishing
4. A place related to fishing
5. A right to fish in a particular location, such as territorial fishing waters.
6. A fishing company.

## Etymology
From fish + -ery.

## Easily confused with
- **fishy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishery-vs-fishy)
- **fishes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fishery-vs-fishes)
- **fiery** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fiery-vs-fishery)
- **fisher** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fisher-vs-fishery)
- **fished** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fished-vs-fishery)
- **Fischer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fischer-vs-fishery)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffishery`, `fihsery`, `fisehry`, `fisherry`, `fisheryy`, `fisheyr`, `fishhery`, `fishrey`, `fisshery`, `fsihery`, `ifshery`

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