# structure

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstɹʌk(t)ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #1,543

## Definitions
1. A cohesive whole built up of distinct parts.
2. The underlying shape of a solid.
3. The overall form or organization of something.
4. A set of rules defining behaviour.
5. Several pieces of data treated as a unit.
6. Underwater terrain or objects (such as a dead tree or a submerged car) that tend to attract fish
7. A body, such as a political party, with a cohesive purpose or outlook.
8. A set along with a collection of finitary functions and relations.

## Etymology
From Middle French structure, from Latin structūra (“a fitting together, adjustment, building, erection, a building, edifice, structure”), from struere, past participle structus (“pile up, arrange, assemble, build”). Compare construct, instruct, destroy, etc.

## Easily confused with
- **structured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/structure-vs-structured)
- **structural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/structural-vs-structure)

## Common misspellings (14)
`srtucture`, `sstructure`, `strcuture`, `strructure`, `struccture`, `structrue`, `structture`, `structuer`, `structurre`, `strucutre`, `strutcure`, `sttructure`, `sturcture`, `tsructure`

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