# roommate

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹu(m)ˌmeɪt/ · frequency rank #9,530

## Definitions
1. A person with whom one shares a room, as in a dormitory, barracks, rooming house, or apartment.
2. A person sharing the same home albeit not the same room (but generally not a family member or spouse).
3. A same-sex significant other with whom one lives; a coinhabitant in a non-heterosexual relationship.

## Etymology
From room + -mate.

## Common misspellings (9)
`orommate`, `rommate`, `romomate`, `roomamte`, `roomate`, `roommaet`, `roommatte`, `roommtae`, `rroommate`

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