# indigent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɪndɪd͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #42,709

## Definitions
1. Poor; destitute; in need.
2. Utterly lacking or in need of something specified.

## Etymology
From Middle English indigent, from Old French indigent, from Latin indigēns, present participle of indigeō (“to need”), from indu (“in, within”) + egeō (“to be in need, want”).

## Easily confused with
- **indirect** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indigent-vs-indirect)
- **indulgent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indigent-vs-indulgent)
- **indignant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indigent-vs-indignant)
- **incident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/incident-vs-indigent)
- **indecent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/indecent-vs-indigent)

## Common misspellings (12)
`idnigent`, `inddigent`, `indgient`, `indiegnt`, `indigennt`, `indigentt`, `indigetn`, `indiggent`, `indignet`, `inidgent`, `inndigent`, `nidigent`

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