# package

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpæ.kɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #3,249

## Definitions
1. Something which is packed, a parcel, a box, an envelope.
2. Something which consists of various components, such as a piece of computer software.
3. A piece of software which has been prepared in such a way that it can be installed with a package manager.
4. The act of packing something.
5. Something resembling a package.
6. A package holiday.
7. A football formation.
8. The male genitalia.
9. A charge made for packing goods.
10. A group of related stories spread over several pages.
11. Synonym of wrap (“complete news report ready for broadcast”).

## Etymology
Equivalent to pack + -age. Possibly influenced by Anglo-Latin paccagium or Old French pacquage.

## Easily confused with
- **passage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/package-vs-passage)
- **Packard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/package-vs-packard)

## Common misspellings (10)
`apckage`, `pacakge`, `pacckage`, `packaeg`, `packagge`, `packgae`, `packkage`, `pakcage`, `pcakage`, `ppackage`

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