# definite

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛfɪnɪt/ · frequency rank #9,870

## Definitions
1. Having distinct limits.
2. Free from any doubt.
3. Determined; resolved; decided.
4. Designating an identified or immediately identifiable person or thing, or group of persons or things

## Etymology
From Latin dēfīnītus, past participle of dēfīniō, whence also English define.

## Easily confused with
- **definitely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/definite-vs-definitely)
- **definitive** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/definite-vs-definitive)
- **define** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/define-vs-definite)
- **deficit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deficit-vs-definite)
- **defining** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/defining-vs-definite)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ddefinite`, `deffinite`, `defiinte`, `definiet`, `definitte`, `definnite`, `defintie`, `defniite`, `deifnite`, `dfeinite`, `edfinite`

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