# Scripture

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #10,126

## Definitions
1. The foundational text of a given religion, or a text considered especially holy.

## Etymology
From Latin scrīptūra (“a writing, scripture”), from scrīptum, the supine of scrībō (“I write”).

## Easily confused with
- **sculpture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scripture-vs-sculpture)
- **Scriptures** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scripture-vs-scriptures)
- **scriptural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scriptural-vs-scripture)

## Common misspellings (14)
`csripture`, `sccripture`, `scirpture`, `scrippture`, `scriptrue`, `scriptture`, `scriptuer`, `scripturre`, `scriputre`, `scritpure`, `scrpiture`, `scrripture`, `srcipture`, `sscripture`

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