# immigrant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪmɪɡɹənt/ · frequency rank #6,695

## Definitions
1. A non-native person who comes to a country from another country to permanently settle there.
2. A plant or animal that establishes itself in an area where it previously did not exist.

## Etymology
From Latin immigrans, present active participle of immigrāre (“to migrate into”), from in- (“into”) + migrāre (“to migrate”).

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

## Common misspellings (12)
`imigrant`, `imimgrant`, `immgirant`, `immigarnt`, `immiggrant`, `immigrannt`, `immigrantt`, `immigratn`, `immigrnat`, `immigrrant`, `immirgant`, `mimigrant`

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