# antidote

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæn.tɪ.doʊt/ · frequency rank #20,834

## Definitions
1. A remedy to counteract the effects of poison.
2. Something that counteracts or prevents something harmful.

## Etymology
From Latin antidotum, from Ancient Greek ἀντίδοτος (antídotos, “antidote, remedy”), from ἀντιδίδωμι (antidídōmi, “I give in return, repay”), from ἀντί (antí, “against”) + δίδωμι (dídōmi, “I give”). Compare French antidote.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`anitdote`, `anntidote`, `antdiote`, `antiddote`, `antidoet`, `antidotte`, `antidtoe`, `antiodte`, `anttidote`, `atnidote`, `natidote`

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