# ludicrous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈluː.dɪ.kɹəs/ · frequency rank #18,614

## Definitions
1. Idiotic or unthinkable, often to the point of being funny; amusing by being plainly incongruous or absurd.

## Etymology
Learned borrowing from Latin lūdicrus. First attested in 1619.

## Common misspellings (13)
`lduicrous`, `lludicrous`, `ludcirous`, `luddicrous`, `ludiccrous`, `ludicorus`, `ludicrosu`, `ludicrouss`, `ludicrrous`, `ludicruos`, `ludircous`, `luidcrous`, `uldicrous`

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