# project

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɹɒd͡ʒ.ɛkt/ · frequency rank #610

## Definitions
1. A planned endeavor, usually with a specific goal and accomplished in several steps or stages.
2. An urban, low-income housing building.
3. An idle scheme; an impracticable design.
4. A raw recruit who the team hopes will improve greatly with coaching; a long shot, diamond in the rough.
5. A projectile.
6. A projection.

## Etymology
From Latin prōiectus, perfect passive participle of prōiciō (“throw forth, extend; expel”).

## Easily confused with
- **protect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-protect)
- **protest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-protest)
- **projects** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-projects)
- **prospect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-prospect)
- **projected** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-projected)
- **projector** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/project-vs-projector)
- **product** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/product-vs-project)
- **prefect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/prefect-vs-project)

## Common misspellings (11)
`porject`, `pproject`, `prjoect`, `proejct`, `projcet`, `projecct`, `projectt`, `projetc`, `projject`, `prroject`, `rpoject`

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