# adult

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæd.ʌlt/ · frequency rank #1,654

## Definitions
1. An animal that is full-grown.
2. A person who has reached the legal age of majority.

## Etymology
From French adulte, from Latin adultus (“grown up”), perfect passive participle of adolescō (“I grow up”). Compare adolescent.

## Easily confused with
- **alt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-alt)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-aunt)
- **auld** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-auld)
- **Aust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-aust)
- **adults** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-adults)
- **amulet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adult-vs-amulet)
- **ADL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adl-vs-adult)
- **Adel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adel-vs-adult)
- **admit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/admit-vs-adult)
- **adopt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adopt-vs-adult)
- **adapt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adapt-vs-adult)
- **Abdul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abdul-vs-adult)
- **Adele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adele-vs-adult)
- **Adolf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adolf-vs-adult)
- **adept** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adept-vs-adult)
- **adjust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/adjust-vs-adult)
- **abduct** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abduct-vs-adult)

## Common misspellings (7)
`addult`, `adlut`, `adullt`, `adultt`, `adutl`, `audlt`, `dault`

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