# negligent

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈnɛɡ.lɪ.d͡ʒənt/ · frequency rank #18,902

## Definitions
1. Careless or inattentive.
2. Culpable due to negligence.

## Etymology
From Middle English necligent, negligent, from Old French negligent, from Latin negligēns.

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`engligent`, `neggligent`, `negilgent`, `neglgient`, `negliegnt`, `negligennt`, `negligentt`, `negligetn`, `negliggent`, `neglignet`, `neglligent`, `nelgigent`, `ngeligent`, `nnegligent`

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