# fraternity

> English word · Noun · IPA /fɹəˈtɜː(ɹ)nəti/ · frequency rank #13,723

## Definitions
1. The quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
2. A group of people associated for a common purpose.
3. A social organization of male students at a college or university; usually identified by Greek letters.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *bʰréh₂tēr
From Middle English fraternite, borrowed from Old French fraternité, from Latin frāternitās, ultimately from frāter (“brother”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`farternity`, `ffraternity`, `fraetrnity`, `fratenrity`, `fraterinty`, `fraternitty`, `fraternityy`, `fraterniyt`, `fraternnity`, `fraterntiy`, `fraterrnity`, `fratrenity`, `fratternity`, `frraternity`, `frtaernity`, `rfaternity`

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