# moonlit

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmuːnˌlɪt/ · frequency rank #45,522

## Definitions
1. Lit by moonlight.

## Etymology
From moon + lit. Compare Saterland Frisian mouneljoacht (“moonlit”), West Frisian moanneljocht (“moonlit”), Dutch maanverlicht (“moonlit”), Danish månelys (“moonlit”), Swedish månljus (“moonlit”).

## Easily confused with
- **moonlight** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moonlight-vs-moonlit)

## Common misspellings (10)
`mmoonlit`, `monlit`, `monolit`, `moolnit`, `moonilt`, `moonlitt`, `moonllit`, `moonlti`, `moonnlit`, `omonlit`

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