# membrane

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛm.bɹeɪn/ · frequency rank #9,362

## Definitions
1. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
2. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
3. A flexible enclosing or separating tissue forming a plane or film and separating two environments.
4. A piece of parchment forming part of a roll.

## Etymology
Late Middle English, borrowed from Latin membrāna (“skin or membrane that covers parts of the body”), from membrum (“a limb or member of the body”) + -āna. Doublet of membrana.

## Common misspellings (12)
`emmbrane`, `mebmrane`, `membarne`, `membbrane`, `membraen`, `membranne`, `membrnae`, `membrrane`, `memmbrane`, `memrbane`, `mmebrane`, `mmembrane`

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