# virtuous

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈvɜːt͡ʃʊəs/ · frequency rank #21,698

## Definitions
1. Full of virtue; having excellent moral character.

## Etymology
From Middle English vertuous, borrowed from Anglo-Norman vertuous, vertous, ultimately from Late Latin virtuōsus, from Latin virtūs. By surface analysis, virtue + -ous. Doublet of virtuoso and piecewise doublet of virtùous.

## Easily confused with
- **virtues** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtues-vs-virtuous)
- **virtuoso** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/virtuoso-vs-virtuous)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ivrtuous`, `virrtuous`, `virtouus`, `virttuous`, `virtuosu`, `virtuouss`, `virtuuos`, `virutous`, `vitruous`, `vrituous`, `vvirtuous`

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