# message

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɛs.ɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #1,089

## Definitions
1. A communication, or what is communicated; any concept or information conveyed.
2. An underlying theme or conclusion to be drawn from something.
3. An errand.
4. See messages (“groceries, shopping”).

## Etymology
From Middle English message, from Old French message, from Early Medieval Latin missāticum, derived from Latin mittere (“send”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *meyth₂- (“to exchange”). Partially displaced Old English ærende (whence errand).

## Easily confused with
- **messages** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/message-vs-messages)
- **massage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/massage-vs-message)

## Common misspellings (8)
`emssage`, `mesage`, `mesasge`, `messaeg`, `messagge`, `messgae`, `mmessage`, `msesage`

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