# redundant

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ɹɪˈdʌn.dənt/ · frequency rank #13,224

## Definitions
1. Superfluous; exceeding what is necessary, no longer needed.
2. Repetitive or needlessly wordy.
3. Dismissed from employment because no longer needed.
4. Duplicating or able to duplicate the function of another component of a system, providing backup in the event the other component fails.
5. Containing duplicate pathways to send a message.

## Etymology
From Latin redundāns, present participle of redundō (“to overflow, redound”), from red- (“again, back”) + undō (“to surge, flood”), from unda (“a wave”).

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

## Common misspellings (14)
`erdundant`, `rdeundant`, `reddundant`, `rednudant`, `redudnant`, `redunadnt`, `redundannt`, `redundantt`, `redundatn`, `redunddant`, `redundnat`, `redunndant`, `reudndant`, `rredundant`

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