# contiguous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /kənˈtɪɡ.ju.əs/ · frequency rank #23,221

## Definitions
1. Connected; touching; abutting.
2. Adjacent; neighboring.
3. Connecting without a break.

## Etymology
From Latin contiguus (“touching”), from contingere (“to touch”); see contingent, contact, contagion.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`ccontiguous`, `cnotiguous`, `conitguous`, `conntiguous`, `contgiuous`, `contigguous`, `contigouus`, `contiguosu`, `contiguouss`, `contiguuos`, `contiugous`, `conttiguous`, `cotniguous`, `ocntiguous`

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