# vigilante

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌvɪd͡ʒ.ɪˈlæn.ti/ · frequency rank #19,499

## Definitions
1. A member of a vigilance committee.
2. A person who acts outside of legal authority, often violently, to punish or avenge a crime, right a perceived wrong, etc.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish vigilante (“watchman, guard”), from Latin vigilans. Doublet of vigilant.

## Easily confused with
- **vigilant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigilant-vs-vigilante)
- **vigilance** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/vigilance-vs-vigilante)

## Common misspellings (13)
`ivgilante`, `vgiilante`, `viggilante`, `vigialnte`, `vigilanet`, `vigilannte`, `vigilantte`, `vigilatne`, `vigillante`, `vigilnate`, `vigliante`, `viiglante`, `vvigilante`

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