# savant

> English word · Noun · IPA /sæˈvɑnt/ · frequency rank #41,368

## Definitions
1. A person of learning, especially one who is versed in literature or science.
2. A person who is considered eminent because of their achievements.
3. A person with or without significant mental disabilities who is very gifted in one area of activity, such as playing the piano or mental arithmetic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French savant, from Latin sapiō. Doublet of sapient. Sense 3 is a clipping of idiot savant, literally ‘wise idiot’.

## Easily confused with
- **slant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-slant)
- **scant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-scant)
- **savin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-savin)
- **saving** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-saving)
- **servant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-servant)
- **sealant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savant-vs-sealant)
- **Sant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sant-vs-savant)
- **saint** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saint-vs-savant)
- **Satan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/satan-vs-savant)
- **Saban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saban-vs-savant)
- **Sagan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sagan-vs-savant)
- **Sadat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sadat-vs-savant)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saran-vs-savant)
- **savage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savage-vs-savant)
- **savanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/savanna-vs-savant)

## Common misspellings (9)
`asvant`, `saavnt`, `savannt`, `savantt`, `savatn`, `savnat`, `savvant`, `ssavant`, `svaant`

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