# arrogant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæɹ.ə.ɡənt/ · frequency rank #10,491

## Definitions
1. Having excessive pride in oneself, often with contempt or disrespect for others.

## Etymology
From Middle English arrogaunt, from Old French arrogant, from Latin arrogāns, present active participle of arrogō.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`arogant`, `arorgant`, `arrgoant`, `arroagnt`, `arrogannt`, `arrogantt`, `arrogatn`, `arroggant`, `arrognat`, `rarogant`

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