# fraudulent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈfɹɔː.djʊ.lənt/ · frequency rank #12,778

## Definitions
1. Dishonest; based on fraud or deception.
2. False, phony.

## Etymology
From Middle English fraudulent, from Old French fraudulent, from Latin fraudulentus, from fraus (“fraud”).

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

## Common misspellings (15)
`farudulent`, `ffraudulent`, `fraduulent`, `frauddulent`, `fraudluent`, `frauduelnt`, `fraudulennt`, `fraudulentt`, `frauduletn`, `fraudullent`, `fraudulnet`, `frauudlent`, `frraudulent`, `fruadulent`, `rfaudulent`

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