# tedious

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈtiː.dɪəs/ · frequency rank #15,076

## Definitions
1. Boring, monotonous, time-consuming, wearisome, livelong.

## Etymology
English tedi(um) + -ous, from Old French tedieus, from Late Latin taediōsus, from Latin taedium (“weariness, tedium”).

## Easily confused with
- **tenuous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tedious-vs-tenuous)

## Common misspellings (9)
`etdious`, `tdeious`, `teddious`, `tediosu`, `tediouss`, `tediuos`, `tedoius`, `teidous`, `ttedious`

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