# summary

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsʌm.ə.ɹi/ · frequency rank #3,850

## Definitions
1. Concise, brief, or presented in a condensed form; presenting information in such a form.
2. Performed speedily, without formal ceremony, and (especially) without regard to legality.
3. Performed by omitting the procedures of a full trial, but within a legally valid framework.

## Etymology
From Middle English summary, from Medieval Latin summārius, from Latin summa (“total, sum”) + -ārius (suffix forming adjectives).

## Easily confused with
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summary-vs-summer)
- **Summers** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summary-vs-summers)
- **summa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summa-vs-summary)
- **sugary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sugary-vs-summary)
- **summarily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summarily-vs-summary)

## Common misspellings (9)
`smumary`, `ssummary`, `sumamry`, `sumary`, `summarry`, `summaryy`, `summayr`, `summray`, `usmmary`

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