# procedure

> English word · Noun · IPA /pɹəˈsiːd͡ʒə/ · frequency rank #3,385

## Definitions
1. A particular method for performing a task.
2. A series of small tasks or steps taken to accomplish an end.
3. The set of established forms or methods of an organized body for accomplishing a certain task or tasks.
4. The steps taken in an action or other legal proceeding.
5. That which results; issue; product.
6. A subroutine or function coded to perform a specific task, but does not return a value.
7. A surgical operation.

## Etymology
From French procédure, from Old French, from Latin procedere (“to go forward, proceed”); see proceed.

## Easily confused with
- **procure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procedure-vs-procure)
- **procedures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procedure-vs-procedures)
- **procedural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/procedural-vs-procedure)

## Common misspellings (13)
`porcedure`, `pprocedure`, `prcoedure`, `proccedure`, `procdeure`, `proceddure`, `procedrue`, `proceduer`, `procedurre`, `proceudre`, `proecdure`, `prrocedure`, `rpocedure`

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