# Aitken

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #33,929

## Definitions
1. A surname from Scots.

## Etymology
Variant of Aitkin.

## Easily confused with
- **awaken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aitken-vs-awaken)
- **awoken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aitken-vs-awoken)
- **Aiken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aiken-vs-aitken)
- **Aiden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aiden-vs-aitken)
- **Aileen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aileen-vs-aitken)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aikten`, `aitekn`, `aitkenn`, `aitkken`, `aitkne`, `aittken`, `atiken`, `iatken`

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