fragment

/ˈfɹæɡmənt/

//ˈfɹæɡmənt// noun

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"fragment" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“fragment” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #13,918. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,918
frequency rank, English
2,507
“F” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not

Corpus desk

Index EN-fragment · fragment · English

fragment · rank #13,918 · 13 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,918
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,507
  • PHOTO-FINISH finch

Nearest frequency peer: finch (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “fragment”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “fragment” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

fragment vs fragrant
75% similar
fragment vs fragments
89% similar
fragment vs figment
75% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for fragment
PropertyValue
Headwordfragment
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈfɹæɡmənt/
Letters8
Frequency rank#13,918
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “fragment”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).fragmentlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “finch” (#13,917), “fulfil” (#13,919), “fearless” (#13,916). Among 2,507 “F” headwords, “fragment” is #13,918. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around fragment (IPA /ˈfɹæɡmənt/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #13,918 among 2,507 “F” headwords. Wiktionary lists 5 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for fragment, with forms such as "fargment", "ffragment", and "fragemnt". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "fragrant", "fragments", "figment", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum. The correct English form is fragment, spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T.

Definition

  1. 1
    A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
  2. 2
    A sentence not containing a subject or a predicate; a sentence fragment.
  3. 3
    An incomplete portion of code.
  4. 4
    A portion of a URL referring to a subordinate resource or anchor (such as a specific point on a web page), introduced by the # sign.
  5. 5
    A split piece of an organism that has undergone the asexual reproduction process where the organism splits into one or more pieces, then those pieces become new individuals.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how fragment appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. a fragment of an ancient writing
  2. I heard a small fragment of the conversation.

Etymology

From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum.

This word in other languages

fragmento(Español)fragment(Français)Fragment(Deutsch)fragmento(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • fargment
  • ffragment
  • fragemnt
  • fraggment
  • fragmennt
  • fragmentt
  • fragmetn
  • fragmment
  • fragmnet
  • framgent
  • frgament
  • frragment
  • rfagment

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of fragment - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

fargment2ffragment1fragemnt2fraggment1fragmennt1fragmentt1fragmetn2fragmment1
Edit distance from "fragment"

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 "fragment"?
"fragment" is spelled F-R-A-G-M-E-N-T. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈfɹæɡmənt/.
What does "fragment" mean?
As a noun, "fragment" means: A part broken off; a small, detached portion; an imperfect part, either physically or not
What words are commonly confused with "fragment"?
"fragment" is commonly confused with "fragrant", "fragments", "figment". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "fragment"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "fragment" is /ˈfɹæɡmənt/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "fragment"?
From Late Middle English fragment, from Latin fragmentum (“a fragment, remnant”), from frangō (“to break”) + -mentum. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "fragment", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

fearless#13,916favoured#13,915gangster#13,921giveaway#13,924

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

drifting13 variantsimpatient13 variantsintricate13 variantscolourful13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list