# adjacent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈd͡ʒeɪ.sənt/ · frequency rank #5,851

## Definitions
1. Lying next to, close, or contiguous; neighboring; bordering on.
2. Just before, after, or facing.
3. Related to; suggestive of; bordering on.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd
Proto-Italic *ad
Proto-Italic *ad-
Latin ad-
Proto-Indo-European *(H)yeh₁-
Proto-Italic *jakēō
Latin iaceō
Latin adiaceō
Latin adiacēnsder.
English adjacent
Borrowed from Latin adiacēns, adiacentis, derivative of adiaceō (“to lie beside”); from ad (“to”) + iaceō (“to lie down”).

## Common misspellings (12)
`adajcent`, `addjacent`, `adjaccent`, `adjacennt`, `adjacentt`, `adjacetn`, `adjacnet`, `adjaecnt`, `adjcaent`, `adjjacent`, `ajdacent`, `dajacent`

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