# occupant

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɒk.jʊ.pənt/ · frequency rank #25,154

## Definitions
1. A person who occupies an office or a position.
2. A person who occupies a place.
3. A person who occupies a place.
4. The owner or tenant of a property.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French occupant (present participle of occuper) or Latin occupāns, occupantis (present participle of occupō). By surface analysis, occupy + -ant.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`cocupant`, `occpuant`, `occuapnt`, `occupannt`, `occupantt`, `occupatn`, `occupnat`, `occuppant`, `ocucpant`, `ocupant`

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