# pigment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪɡ.mənt/ · frequency rank #17,921

## Definitions
1. Any color in plant or animal cells.
2. A dry colorant, usually an insoluble powder.
3. Wine flavoured with spices and honey.

## Etymology
From Middle English pigment, from Latin pigmentum (“pigment”), itself from pingō (“to paint”) + -mentum; variants of this word may have been known in Old English (e.g. 12th century pyhmentum). Doublet of pimiento, pimento, and piment.

## Easily confused with
- **piglet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/piglet-vs-pigment)
- **payment** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/payment-vs-pigment)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ipgment`, `pgiment`, `pigemnt`, `piggment`, `pigmennt`, `pigmentt`, `pigmetn`, `pigmment`, `pigmnet`, `pimgent`, `ppigment`

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