Aaron
/ˈɛəɹ.ən/
"aaron" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Aaron” is a regularly-used English word, ranked #4,815 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #4,815
- frequency rank, English
- 5
- letters
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Aaron |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈɛəɹ.ən/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #4,815 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Aaron” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Aaron is 5 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈɛəɹ.ən/. Corpus data places it at rank #4,815 in overall English word frequency, indicating it appears regularly in written and spoken text. Wiktionary records 3 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Aaron, with forms such as "aaorn", "aarno", and "aaronn". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "aro", "ARN", "Avon", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw (“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested t… The correct English form is Aaron, spelled A-A-R-O-N.
Definition
- 1The elder brother of Moses in the Book of the Exodus, and in the Quran.
- 2A male given name from Hebrew.
- 3A surname transferred from the given name.
Etymology
From Latin Aaron, from Ancient Greek Ἀαρών (Aarṓn), from Hebrew אַהֲרֹן (ʾAhărōn), of unknown meaning, possibly meaning “bearer of martyrs”, or perhaps also, or instead, related to the Ancient Egyptian ꜥḥꜣ rw (“warrior lion”), though it has been suggested to also mean “elevated”, “exalted” or “high mountain”. Doublet of Harun.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: aaorn,aarno,aaronn,aarron,araon
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Aaron - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Aaron”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is A-A-R-O-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈɛəɹ.ən/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “aro” - see the side-by-side comparison. Aaron vs aro
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.