# summit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsʌmɪt/ · frequency rank #4,337

## Definitions
1. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
2. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
3. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
4. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
5. The topmost point or surface of a thing; the apex, the peak.
6. The highest point of achievement, development, etc., that can be reached; the acme, the pinnacle.
7. The highest level of political leadership.
8. An assembly or gathering of the leaders of countries to discuss issues of international significance; also (loosely), an important or high-level gathering or meeting.

## Etymology
PIE word
 *upó
The noun is derived from Late Middle English somet, somete (“head, top”) [and other forms], from Anglo-Norman sumet and Middle French sommet (masculine), somete, sommette (“top of a thing; highest point of a mountain”) (feminine) (modern French sommet), from Old French somet, sommette, from som, sum (“highest point, summit”) + -et (suffix forming diminutive masculine nouns), -ete, -ette (suffix forming diminutive feminine nouns). Som, sum are derived from Latin summum (“top, summit”), a noun use of the neuter of summus (“greatest, highest; top, uppermost”, adjective) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *upér (“over”) + *-m̥mos, *-tm̥mos (“suffix forming superlative adjectives”)). The modern English spelling was influenced by summity (“height or top of a thing; utmost degree, perfection”) (obsolete).
The verb is derived from the noun.

## Easily confused with
- **summon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summit-vs-summon)
- **suit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suit-vs-summit)
- **summa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summa-vs-summit)
- **summer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summer-vs-summit)
- **submit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/submit-vs-summit)
- **summing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/summing-vs-summit)

## Common misspellings (7)
`smumit`, `ssummit`, `sumimt`, `sumit`, `summitt`, `summti`, `usmmit`

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