# pilgrim

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpɪlɡɹɪm/ · frequency rank #17,693

## Definitions
1. One who travels to visit a site of religious significance.
2. One who travels to visit a site of religious significance.
3. A newcomer.
4. A silk screen formerly attached to the back of a woman's bonnet to protect the neck.

## Etymology
Inherited from Middle English pilegrim, from Old English pilegrī̆m, from Old French pelegrin, from Latin peregrīnus (“foreigner”). Doublet of peregrine.
The change of /r…r/ to /l…r/ is an effect of dissimilation in early Romance; compare Italian pellegrino.

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

## Common misspellings (11)
`iplgrim`, `piglrim`, `pilggrim`, `pilgirm`, `pilgrimm`, `pilgrmi`, `pilgrrim`, `pillgrim`, `pilrgim`, `pligrim`, `ppilgrim`

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