# aberrant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈbɛɹ.ənt/ · frequency rank #41,971

## Definitions
1. Differing from the norm.
2. Straying from the right way; deviating from morality or truth.
3. Deviating from the ordinary or natural type; exceptional; abnormal.

## Etymology
From Latin aberrāns, present active participle of aberrō (“go astray; err”), from ab (“from”) + errō (“to wander”). See aberr.

## Common misspellings (10)
`abberrant`, `aberant`, `aberarnt`, `aberrannt`, `aberrantt`, `aberratn`, `aberrnat`, `abrerant`, `aebrrant`, `baerrant`

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