software package
"software-package" is a 15-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“software package” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 16
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.
Corpus desk
Index EN-software-package · software package · English
software package · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
- LEN-MEGA 16 letters
- VOW-6 6 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-THIN "S" thin
- PHOTO-UNK Peer pending
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | software package |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 16 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “software package” in English
Rare enough to double-check
software package is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.".
Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for software package, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is software package, spelled S-O-F-T-W-A-R-E- -P-A-C-K-A-G-E.
Definition
- 1A suite of programs that function as a single entity to accomplish a task, or group of related tasks.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how software package appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The office software package includes a wordprocessor, a spreadsheet, and a database.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.