# industrious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɪnˈdʌstɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #37,513

## Definitions
1. Hard-working and persistent.

## Etymology
From Middle French industrieux, from Late Latin industriosus (“diligent, active, industrious”), from Latin industria (“diligence, industry”); see industry.

## Easily confused with
- **industries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/industries-vs-industrious)
- **illustrious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/illustrious-vs-industrious)

## Common misspellings (16)
`idnustrious`, `inddustrious`, `indsutrious`, `indusrtious`, `indusstrious`, `industirous`, `industriosu`, `industriouss`, `industriuos`, `industroius`, `industrrious`, `industtrious`, `indutsrious`, `inndustrious`, `inudstrious`, `nidustrious`

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