erudite
/ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/
"erudite" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“erudite” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,316 in English word frequency and used as an adjective.
- #39,316
- frequency rank, English
- 7
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | erudite |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #39,316 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “erudite” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for erudite is 7 letters long, classified as an adjective, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,316 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. The dominant gloss from Wiktionary reads: "Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for erudite, with forms such as "erduite", "errudite", and "eruddite". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit. The correct English form is erudite, spelled E-R-U-D-I-T-E.
Definition
- 1Learned, scholarly, with emphasis on knowledge gained from books.
Etymology
From Latin ērudītus, participle of ērudiō (“educate, train”), from e- (“out of”) + rudis (“rude, unskilled”). Doublet of erudit.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: erduite,errudite,eruddite,erudiet,eruditte,erudtie,eruidte,eurdite,reudite
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of erudite - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “erudite”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is E-R-U-D-I-T-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛɹ.ʊ.daɪt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.