# enthusiast

> English word · Noun · IPA /ɪnˈθuːziˌæst/ · frequency rank #15,809

## Definitions
1. A person filled with or guided by enthusiasm.
2. A person exhibiting over-zealous religious fervour.

## Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἐνθουσιαστής (enthousiastḗs, “an enthusiast, a zealot”), from ἐνθουσιάζειν (enthousiázein, “(intransitive) be inspired or possessed by a god, be rapt, be in ecstasy, (transitive) inspire”): see enthusiasm.

## Easily confused with
- **enthusiastic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enthusiast-vs-enthusiastic)
- **enthusiasm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/enthusiasm-vs-enthusiast)

## Common misspellings (15)
`enhtusiast`, `ennthusiast`, `enthhusiast`, `enthsuiast`, `enthuisast`, `enthusaist`, `enthusiasst`, `enthusiastt`, `enthusiats`, `enthusisat`, `enthussiast`, `entthusiast`, `entuhsiast`, `etnhusiast`, `nethusiast`

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