# putrid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpjuː.tɹɪd/ · frequency rank #41,830

## Definitions
1. Rotting, rotten, being in a state of putrefaction.
2. Of, relating to, or characteristic of putrefaction, especially having a bad smell, like that of rotting flesh.
3. Vile, disgusting.
4. Morally corrupt.
5. Totally objectionable.

## Etymology
From Middle English, borrowed from Old French putride or directly from Latin putridus (“rotten, decayed”), from putreō (“I am rotten or putrid”), from puter (“rotten, decaying, putrid”).

## Easily confused with
- **puri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/puri-vs-putrid)
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/putin-vs-putrid)
- **petri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petri-vs-putrid)
- **Petrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/petrie-vs-putrid)

## Common misspellings (9)
`pputrid`, `pturid`, `purtid`, `putird`, `putrdi`, `putridd`, `putrrid`, `puttrid`, `uptrid`

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