# emigrant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛmɪɡɹənt/ · frequency rank #45,356

## Definitions
1. Someone who leaves a country to settle in a new country.
2. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called a migrant.

## Etymology
From Classical Latin ēmigrāns, present participle of ēmigrāre (“to emigrate”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`eimgrant`, `emgirant`, `emigarnt`, `emiggrant`, `emigrannt`, `emigrantt`, `emigratn`, `emigrnat`, `emigrrant`, `emirgant`, `emmigrant`, `meigrant`

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