# scenario

> English word · Noun · IPA /sɪˈnɑːɹi.əʊ/ · frequency rank #5,263

## Definitions
1. An outline or model of an expected or supposed sequence of events.
2. An outline of the plot of a dramatic or literary work.
3. A screenplay itself, or an outline or a treatment of it.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *(s)ḱeh₃-der.
Ancient Greek σκηνή (skēnḗ)bor.
Latin scēnabor.
Italian scena
Proto-Indo-European *-yósder.
Proto-Italic *-āsios
Latin -ārius
Latin -āriumbor.
Italian -ario
Italian scenariobor.
English scenario
Borrowed from Italian scenario, from scena + -ario.

## Easily confused with
- **scenarios** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scenario-vs-scenarios)

## Common misspellings (11)
`csenario`, `sccenario`, `sceanrio`, `scenairo`, `scenaroi`, `scenarrio`, `scennario`, `scenraio`, `scneario`, `secnario`, `sscenario`

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