# moment

> English word · Noun · IPA /momən(ʔ)/ · frequency rank #575

## Definitions
1. A particular point, or relatively small region.
2. A particular point, or relatively small region.
3. A brief, unspecified amount of time.
4. Weight or importance.
5. Ellipsis of moment of force.
6. A definite period of time, specifically one-tenth of a point, or one-fortieth or one-fiftieth of an hour.
7. A petit mal episode; such a spell.
8. A fit; a brief tantrum.
9. An infinitesimal change in a varying quantity; an increment or decrement.
10. A quantitative measure of the shape of a set of points.
11. An embarrassing event, supposed to be characteristic of some person, group, or situation.
12. The current center of public attention and awe; the most important celebrity in their prime.

## Etymology
From Middle English moment, from Old French moment, from Latin mōmentum. Doublet of momentum and movement.

## Easily confused with
- **mont** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-mont)
- **mount** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-mount)
- **Monet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-monet)
- **Moreno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-moreno)
- **moments** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-moments)
- **movement** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-movement)
- **momentum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-momentum)
- **monument** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moment-vs-monument)
- **modest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modest-vs-moment)
- **molest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/molest-vs-moment)
- **Modena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/modena-vs-moment)
- **memento** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/memento-vs-moment)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmoent`, `mmoment`, `moemnt`, `momennt`, `momentt`, `mometn`, `momment`, `momnet`, `omment`

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