# socialite

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈsoʊʃəˌlaɪt/ · frequency rank #33,426

## Definitions
1. A person (often a woman) of social prominence, considered to be an influential figure.
2. A person who goes to fashionable parties and is often written about in the newspapers, etc.

## Etymology
From social (“pertaining to high society”) + -ite, perhaps as a play on social light, in imitation of words in -ite.

## Easily confused with
- **socialize** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialite-vs-socialize)
- **socialist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialist-vs-socialite)
- **socialism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialism-vs-socialite)
- **socialise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/socialise-vs-socialite)

## Common misspellings (12)
`oscialite`, `scoialite`, `socailite`, `soccialite`, `sociailte`, `socialiet`, `socialitte`, `sociallite`, `socialtie`, `socilaite`, `soicalite`, `ssocialite`

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