# benedict

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #11,169

## Definitions
1. A newly married man, especially one who was previously a confirmed bachelor.

## Etymology
From Benedicke (normalized to the usual spelling, Benedict), a character in William Shakespeare's Much Ado About Nothing (1598).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`bbenedict`, `beendict`, `bendeict`, `benedcit`, `beneddict`, `benedicct`, `benedictt`, `beneditc`, `beneidct`, `bennedict`, `bneedict`, `ebnedict`

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