# adjutant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæ.d͡ʒə.tənt/ · frequency rank #24,645

## Definitions
1. A lower-ranking officer who assists a higher-ranking officer with administrative affairs.
2. An assistant.
3. Either of two species of stork of the genus Leptoptilos, family Ciconiidae, native to India and Southeast Asia.

## Etymology
Probably partly from Spanish ayudante and partly Portuguese ajudante (“assistant, helper, aide”), use as nouns of adjectives from the present participles of Spanish ayudar and Portuguese ajudar, respectively, from Latin adiūtō (“to help, assist”), with remodeling after Latin adiūtāns, present participle of adiūtō, from adiuvō (“to help, assist”) + -tō (frequentative suffix).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`addjutant`, `adjjutant`, `adjtuant`, `adjuatnt`, `adjutannt`, `adjutantt`, `adjutatn`, `adjutnat`, `adjuttant`, `adujtant`, `ajdutant`, `dajutant`

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