# scoundrel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈskaʊ̯ndɹəl/ · frequency rank #38,610

## Definitions
1. A mean, worthless fellow; a rascal; a villain; a person without honor or virtue.

## Etymology
From earlier scondrel, scondrell, skoundrell, skowndrell, of unknown origin. Possibly related to northern English or Scottish scunner, skuner, scouner, scunder (“to shrink back in fear, disgust, or loathing”) (Encyclopædia Britannica 1911).

## Common misspellings (14)
`csoundrel`, `sccoundrel`, `sconudrel`, `scoudnrel`, `scounddrel`, `scounderl`, `scoundrell`, `scoundrle`, `scoundrrel`, `scounndrel`, `scounrdel`, `scuondrel`, `socundrel`, `sscoundrel`

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