# migrant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmaɪɡɹənt/ · frequency rank #10,402

## Definitions
1. A migratory animal, in particular a migratory bird.
2. Traveller or worker who moves from one region or country to another.
3. A person who leaves one place in order to permanently settle in another.
4. Any of various pierid butterflies of the genus Catopsilia. Also called an emigrant.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French migrant.

## Easily confused with
- **migrate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/migrant-vs-migrate)
- **migraine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/migraine-vs-migrant)

## Common misspellings (11)
`imgrant`, `mgirant`, `migarnt`, `miggrant`, `migrannt`, `migrantt`, `migratn`, `migrnat`, `migrrant`, `mirgant`, `mmigrant`

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