# learnt

> English word · Verb · IPA /ˈlɜːnt/ · frequency rank #8,684

## Definitions
1. simple past of learn
2. past participle of learn

## Etymology
From Middle English lernd, lernde, equivalent to learn + -t.

## Easily confused with
- **lent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learnt-vs-lent)
- **least** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learnt-vs-least)
- **leary** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learnt-vs-leary)
- **Levant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learnt-vs-levant)
- **lean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lean-vs-learnt)
- **lear** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/lear-vs-learnt)
- **learn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learn-vs-learnt)
- **leans** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leans-vs-learnt)
- **leapt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/leapt-vs-learnt)
- **learned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learned-vs-learnt)
- **learner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/learner-vs-learnt)

## Common misspellings (9)
`elarnt`, `laernt`, `leanrt`, `learnnt`, `learntt`, `learrnt`, `leartn`, `lerant`, `llearnt`

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