# institute

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɪnstɪtjuːt/ · frequency rank #1,663

## Definitions
1. An organization founded to promote a cause
2. An institution of learning; a college, especially for technical subjects
3. The building housing such an institution.
4. The act of instituting; institution.
5. That which is instituted, established, or fixed, such as a law, habit, or custom.
6. The person to whom an estate is first given by destination or limitation.

## Etymology
From French institut, from Middle French, from Latin īnstitūtum.

## Easily confused with
- **instituted** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/institute-vs-instituted)
- **instigate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/instigate-vs-institute)

## Common misspellings (13)
`innstitute`, `insittute`, `insstitute`, `instittue`, `instittute`, `instituet`, `institutte`, `instiutte`, `insttitute`, `insttiute`, `intsitute`, `isntitute`, `nistitute`

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