# aren't

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɑːnt/ · frequency rank #941

## Definitions
1. are not (negative auxiliary)

## Etymology
are + -n’t

## Easily confused with
- **arena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-t-vs-arena)
- **arent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-t-vs-arent)
- **arenas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-t-vs-arenas)
- **argent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-t-vs-argent)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-t-vs-aunt)
- **aren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-aren-t)
- **ain't** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ain-t-vs-aren-t)
- **agent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/agent-vs-aren-t)
- **ardent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ardent-vs-aren-t)

## Common misspellings (8)
`aern't`, `are'nt`, `aren'tt`, `arenn't`, `arent'`, `arne't`, `arren't`, `raen't`

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