# hesitant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈhɛzɪtənt/ · frequency rank #16,933

## Definitions
1. Tending to hesitate, wait, or proceed with caution or reservation.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Latin haesitans, present participle of haesitare (“to stick fast, to hesitate”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehsitant`, `heistant`, `hesiatnt`, `hesitannt`, `hesitantt`, `hesitatn`, `hesitnat`, `hesittant`, `hessitant`, `hestiant`, `hhesitant`, `hseitant`

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