# spurious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈspjʊə.ɹi.əs/ · frequency rank #30,602

## Definitions
1. False, not authentic, not genuine.
2. Extraneous, stray; not relevant or wanted.
3. Bastardly, illegitimate.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Late Latin spurius (“illegitimate, bastardly”), possibly related to sperno or from Etruscan.

## Easily confused with
- **serious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serious-vs-spurious)
- **spacious** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/spacious-vs-spurious)

## Common misspellings (11)
`psurious`, `sppurious`, `spruious`, `spuirous`, `spuriosu`, `spuriouss`, `spuriuos`, `spuroius`, `spurrious`, `sspurious`, `suprious`

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