# enlightenment

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈlaɪtənmənt/ · frequency rank #11,693

## Definitions
1. An act of enlightening, or the state of being enlightened or instructed.
2. A concept in spirituality, philosophy and psychology related to achieving clarity of perception, reason and knowledge.

## Etymology
From enlighten + -ment.

## Common misspellings (21)
`elnightenment`, `enilghtenment`, `enlgihtenment`, `enligghtenment`, `enlighetnment`, `enlighhtenment`, `enlightemnent`, `enlightenemnt`, `enlightenmennt`, `enlightenmentt`, `enlightenmetn`, `enlightenmment`, `enlightenmnet`, `enlightennment`, `enlightnement`, `enlighttenment`, `enligthenment`, `enlihgtenment`, `enllightenment`, `ennlightenment`, `nelightenment`

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