# distinct

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɪˈstɪŋkt/ · frequency rank #4,369

## Definitions
1. Capable of being perceived very clearly.
2. Different from one another (with the preferable adposition being "from").
3. Noticeably different from others; distinctive.
4. Separate in place; not conjunct or united; with from.
5. Distinguished; having the difference marked; separated by a visible sign; marked out; specified.
6. Marked; variegated.

## Etymology
From Middle English distincte, past participle of distincten (“to distinguish, discern”), from Old French destincter, from Latin distinctus, past participle of distinguere (“to distinguish”); see distinguish.

## Easily confused with
- **district** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distinct-vs-district)
- **distract** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distinct-vs-distract)
- **distinctly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distinct-vs-distinctly)
- **distant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distant-vs-distinct)
- **distance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/distance-vs-distinct)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ddistinct`, `disitnct`, `disstinct`, `disticnt`, `distincct`, `distinctt`, `distinnct`, `distintc`, `distnict`, `disttinct`, `ditsinct`, `dsitinct`, `idstinct`

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