# oblivious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈblɪviːəs/ · frequency rank #19,401

## Definitions
1. Lacking awareness; unmindful; unaware, unconscious of.
2. Forgetful.

## Etymology
From Middle English oblivious, from Latin oblīviōsus (“forgetful, oblivious”), formed from oblīvium (“forgetfulness, oblivion”) + -ōsus (“full of, overly, prone to”), from oblīvīscor (“to forget”).

## Easily confused with
- **obvious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oblivious-vs-obvious)
- **oblivion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oblivion-vs-oblivious)

## Common misspellings (12)
`bolivious`, `obblivious`, `obilvious`, `obliivous`, `obliviosu`, `obliviouss`, `obliviuos`, `oblivoius`, `oblivvious`, `obllivious`, `oblviious`, `olbivious`

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