# passport

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɑːspɔːt/ · frequency rank #6,604

## Definitions
1. An official document normally used for international journeys, which proves the identity and nationality of the person for whom it was issued.
2. Any document that allows entry or passage.
3. Something which enables someone to do or achieve something.
4. An identification document used by firefighters, collected when they enter a dangerous area and returned when they leave, to keep track of who is still in the area.

## Etymology
From French passeport, from passer (“pass”) + port (“port”). Compare portpass. Equivalent to pass + port.

## Easily confused with
- **password** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/passport-vs-password)

## Common misspellings (11)
`apssport`, `pasport`, `paspsort`, `passoprt`, `passporrt`, `passportt`, `passpotr`, `passpport`, `passprot`, `ppassport`, `psasport`

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