# registry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɛd͡ʒɪstɹi/ · frequency rank #10,116

## Definitions
1. A building in which things are registered or where registers are kept.
2. A record; an account; a register.
3. The act of registering; registration.
4. A database of configuration settings etc. maintained by the Microsoft Windows operating system.

## Etymology
A variant of registery, from Middle English regestery (“?a record book; ?a bookmark”), partly from Medieval Latin regesterium, registerium and probably also partly formed with -ery. Equivalent to register + -y.

## Easily confused with
- **register** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/register-vs-registry)
- **registrar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/registrar-vs-registry)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ergistry`, `reggistry`, `regisrty`, `regisstry`, `registrry`, `registryy`, `registtry`, `registyr`, `regitsry`, `regsitry`, `reigstry`, `rgeistry`, `rregistry`

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