# workspace

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɝkˌspeɪs/ · frequency rank #35,162

## Definitions
1. An area allocated for someone to work in, especially in an office.
2. A file (or system of files) in which related software and data can be manipulated or developed in isolation from others.
3. An empty portion of the screen or window that serves as a container for other windows or objects.
4. Any of the screens that can be switched between in a virtual desktop.
5. The set of points that can be reached by the end-effector of a robotic manipulator.

## Etymology
From work + space.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`owrkspace`, `wokrspace`, `workkspace`, `workpsace`, `worksapce`, `workspacce`, `workspaec`, `workspcae`, `worksppace`, `worksspace`, `worrkspace`, `worskpace`, `wrokspace`, `wworkspace`

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