# texture

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɛkst͡ʃə(ɹ)/ · frequency rank #7,989

## Definitions
1. The feel or shape of a surface or substance; the smoothness, roughness, softness, etc. of something.
2. The quality given to a work of art by the composition and interaction of its parts.
3. An image applied to a polygon to create the appearance of a surface.
4. The act or art of weaving.
5. Something woven; a woven fabric; a web.
6. A tissue.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French texture, borrowed from Latin textūra (“a weaving, web, texture, structure”), from textus, past participle of texere (“to weave”). See text. Doublet of tessitura.

## Easily confused with
- **torture** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/texture-vs-torture)
- **textured** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/texture-vs-textured)
- **tenure** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenure-vs-texture)
- **textile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/textile-vs-texture)
- **textual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/textual-vs-texture)

## Common misspellings (10)
`etxture`, `tetxure`, `textrue`, `textture`, `textuer`, `texturre`, `texutre`, `texxture`, `ttexture`, `txeture`

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