# fulcrum

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈfʊlk.ɹəm/ · frequency rank #38,852

## Definitions
1. The support about which a lever pivots.
2. A crux or pivot; a central point.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin fulcrum (“bedpost, foot of a couch”), from fulciō (“prop up, support”).

## Common misspellings (11)
`ffulcrum`, `flucrum`, `fuclrum`, `fulccrum`, `fulcrmu`, `fulcrrum`, `fulcrumm`, `fulcurm`, `fullcrum`, `fulrcum`, `uflcrum`

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