# symmetry

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsɪm.ᵻ.tɹi/ · frequency rank #14,849

## Definitions
1. Exact correspondence on either side of a dividing line, plane, center or axis.
2. The satisfying arrangement of a balanced distribution of the elements of a whole.

## Etymology
From Latin symmetria, from Ancient Greek συμμετρία (summetría), from σύμμετρος (súmmetros, “symmetrical”), from σύν (sún, “with”) + μέτρον (métron, “measure”). By surface analysis, sym- + -metry.

## Easily confused with
- **symmetric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/symmetric-vs-symmetry)

## Common misspellings (12)
`smymetry`, `ssymmetry`, `symemtry`, `symetry`, `symmerty`, `symmetrry`, `symmetryy`, `symmettry`, `symmetyr`, `symmtery`, `syymmetry`, `ysmmetry`

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