# student

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈstjuː.dn̩t/ · frequency rank #1,031

## Definitions
1. A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.
2. A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.
3. A person who is formally enrolled at a school, a college or university, or another educational institution.

## Etymology
From Middle English student, studient, from Old French estudiant, estudiente, from Latin studēns, present participle of studeō (“dedicate oneself to, study”). Equivalent to study + -ent.

## Easily confused with
- **stunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/student-vs-stunt)
- **students** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/student-vs-students)
- **Student's** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/student-vs-student-s)
- **stent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stent-vs-student)
- **strident** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/strident-vs-student)

## Common misspellings (11)
`sstudent`, `stduent`, `sttudent`, `studdent`, `studennt`, `studentt`, `studetn`, `studnet`, `stuednt`, `sutdent`, `tsudent`

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