# promiscuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /pɹəˈmɪs.kju.əs/ · frequency rank #31,716

## Definitions
1. Made up of various disparate elements mixed together; of disorderly composition.
2. Made without careful choice; indiscriminate.
3. Having many sexual partners, especially if indiscriminate in choice of sexual partners.
4. The mode in which an NIC gathers all network traffic instead of getting only the traffic intended for it.

## Etymology
From Latin prōmiscuus (“mixed, not separated”), from prō (“forth”) + misceō (“mix”).

## Common misspellings (16)
`pormiscuous`, `ppromiscuous`, `prmoiscuous`, `proimscuous`, `promicsuous`, `promisccuous`, `promiscouus`, `promiscuosu`, `promiscuouss`, `promiscuuos`, `promisscuous`, `promisucous`, `prommiscuous`, `promsicuous`, `prromiscuous`, `rpomiscuous`

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