# destitute

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɛstɪtʃuːt/ · frequency rank #26,396

## Definitions
1. Lacking something; devoid.
2. Lacking money, poor, impoverished; especially, extremely so.

## Etymology
From Middle English destitute, destitut, from Latin dēstitūtus.

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddestitute`, `desittute`, `desstitute`, `destittue`, `destittute`, `destituet`, `destitutte`, `destiutte`, `desttitute`, `desttiute`, `detsitute`, `dsetitute`, `edstitute`

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