# illusory

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪˈluː.sə.ɹiː/ · frequency rank #37,504

## Definitions
1. Resulting from an illusion; deceptive, imaginary, unreal.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French illusorie (modern French illusoire), derived from Latin illūsōrius (“mocking, ironical”).

## Common misspellings (10)
`illsuory`, `illuosry`, `illusorry`, `illusoryy`, `illusoyr`, `illusroy`, `illussory`, `ilulsory`, `ilusory`, `lilusory`

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