# eminent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɛmɪnənt/ · frequency rank #13,708

## Definitions
1. Noteworthy, remarkable, great.
2. Distinguished, important, noteworthy.
3. High, lofty.

## Etymology
From Middle French éminent, from Latin present participle ēminēns, ēminentis, from verb ēmineō (“to project, protrude”), from ex- (“out of, from”) + mineō, related to mons (English mount). Compare with imminent. Unrelated to emanate, which is instead from mānō (“to flow”).

## Easily confused with
- **evident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eminent-vs-evident)
- **eminently** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eminent-vs-eminently)
- **Eminem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eminem-vs-eminent)
- **eminence** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eminence-vs-eminent)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eimnent`, `emiennt`, `eminennt`, `eminentt`, `eminetn`, `eminnent`, `eminnet`, `emminent`, `emnient`, `meinent`

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