# wanderlust

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈwɒndəlʌst/ · frequency rank #44,564

## Definitions
1. A strong impulse or longing to travel.
2. An impulse to cheat or seek out other romantic or sexual partners; a straying heart.

## Etymology
Borrowed from German Wanderlust (“an urge to travel; a love of the ‘great outdoors’”), from wandern (“to wander; to hike”) (ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *wendʰ- (“to turn; to wind”)) + Lust (“a desire, a wish to do or have something; fun, pleasure”) (possibly ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *lewH- (“to separate; to set free; to untie”)); analysable as wander + lust.

## Common misspellings (16)
`awnderlust`, `wadnerlust`, `wandderlust`, `wandelrust`, `wanderllust`, `wanderlsut`, `wanderlusst`, `wanderlustt`, `wanderluts`, `wanderrlust`, `wanderulst`, `wandrelust`, `wanedrlust`, `wannderlust`, `wnaderlust`, `wwanderlust`

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