# hermitage

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɜːmɪtɪd͡ʒ/ · frequency rank #32,028

## Definitions
1. A house or dwelling where a hermit lives.
2. A place of seclusion.
3. A period of seclusion.

## Etymology
From Middle English hermytage, ermitage, from Old French ermitage, hermitaige, from Latin erēmīta, borrowed from Ancient Greek ἐρημίτης (erēmítēs, “hermit”). By surface analysis, hermit + -age.

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

## Common misspellings (13)
`ehrmitage`, `hemritage`, `herimtage`, `hermiatge`, `hermitaeg`, `hermitagge`, `hermitgae`, `hermittage`, `hermmitage`, `hermtiage`, `herrmitage`, `hhermitage`, `hremitage`

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