# contagious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈteɪdʒəs/ · frequency rank #13,312

## Definitions
1. Easily transmitted to others.
2. Easily passed on to others.
3. Having a disease that can be transmitted to another person.
4. Contiguous.

## Etymology
From Old French contagieus, from Late Latin contagiosus, from contagio.

## Easily confused with
- **contiguous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contagious-vs-contiguous)
- **contagion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/contagion-vs-contagious)

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccontagious`, `cnotagious`, `conatgious`, `conntagious`, `contaggious`, `contagiosu`, `contagiouss`, `contagiuos`, `contagoius`, `contaigous`, `contgaious`, `conttagious`, `cotnagious`, `ocntagious`

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