# alumnus

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈlʌmnəs/ · frequency rank #32,270

## Definitions
1. A male pupil or student.
2. A male graduate.
3. A student of any gender.
4. A graduate of any gender.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin alumnus (“foster child, nourished one”).

## Easily confused with
- **alumni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alumni-vs-alumnus)
- **aluminum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aluminum-vs-alumnus)

## Common misspellings (10)
`allumnus`, `almunus`, `alummnus`, `alumnnus`, `alumnsu`, `alumnuss`, `alumuns`, `alunmus`, `aulmnus`, `laumnus`

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