# architect

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː.kɪˌtɛkt/ · frequency rank #6,209

## Definitions
1. A professional who designs buildings or other structures, or who prepares plans and superintends construction.
2. A person who plans, devises or contrives the achievement of a desired result.
3. An honorific given to architects. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Arch./Ar. before the person's name.

## Etymology
From Middle French architecte, from Latin architectus, from Ancient Greek ἀρχιτέκτων (arkhitéktōn, “master builder”), from ἀρχι- (arkhi-, “chief”) + τέκτων (téktōn, “builder”). By surface analysis, archi- + -tect.

## Common misspellings (14)
`acrhitect`, `arcchitect`, `archhitect`, `archietct`, `architcet`, `architecct`, `architectt`, `architetc`, `archittect`, `archtiect`, `arcihtect`, `arhcitect`, `arrchitect`, `rachitect`

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