# garment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɑː.mənt/ · frequency rank #13,159

## Definitions
1. A single item of clothing.
2. The visible exterior in which a thing is invested or embodied.
3. Ellipsis of temple garment.

## Etymology
From Middle English garment, garement, garnement, from Old French garnement, guarnement, from Old French garnir, guarnir (“to protect, fortify, clothe, garnish, adorn”), from Frankish *warnijan (“to ward off, refuse, deny”). More at English garnish.

## Easily confused with
- **garnet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garment-vs-garnet)
- **garret** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garment-vs-garret)
- **Garrett** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garment-vs-garrett)
- **garments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garment-vs-garments)
- **garden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/garden-vs-garment)
- **gardens** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gardens-vs-garment)

## Common misspellings (11)
`agrment`, `gamrent`, `garemnt`, `garmennt`, `garmentt`, `garmetn`, `garmment`, `garmnet`, `garrment`, `ggarment`, `grament`

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