# Jesuit

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒɛzuɪt/ · frequency rank #21,835

## Definitions
1. A member of the Society of Jesus.
2. A crafty person; an intriguer.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from New Latin Iēsūīta, from Latin Iēsūs + -īta.

## Easily confused with
- **Jesus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jesuit-vs-jesus)
- **jest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jest-vs-jesuit)
- **Jessie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jessie-vs-jesuit)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ejsuit`, `jesiut`, `jessuit`, `jesuitt`, `jesuti`, `jeusit`, `jjesuit`, `jseuit`

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