# framework

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/ · frequency rank #4,379

## Definitions
1. A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
2. The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
3. The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
4. A basic conceptual structure.
5. A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
6. An established and structured system of rules and principles used for analyzing and describing the structure of a language.

## Etymology
From frame + work.

## Common misspellings (14)
`farmework`, `fframework`, `fraemwork`, `frameowrk`, `framewokr`, `frameworkk`, `frameworrk`, `framewrok`, `framewwork`, `frammework`, `framweork`, `frmaework`, `frramework`, `rfamework`

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