# delinquent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈlɪŋkwənt/ · frequency rank #24,724

## Definitions
1. Late or failing to pay a debt or other financial obligation, like a mortgage or loan.
2. Of a payment or other financial obligation: late or otherwise unfulfilled.
3. Failing in or neglectful of a duty or obligation; guilty of a misdeed or offense

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French délinquant, ultimately from Latin delinquens, present participle of delinquo.

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`ddelinquent`, `deilnquent`, `delinnquent`, `delinqeunt`, `delinqquent`, `delinquennt`, `delinquentt`, `delinquetn`, `delinqunet`, `delinuqent`, `deliqnuent`, `dellinquent`, `delniquent`, `dleinquent`, `edlinquent`

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