# aren

> English word · Verb · frequency rank #36,434

## Definitions
1. first-person plural simple present of be
2. second-person plural simple present of be
3. third-person plural simple present of be

## Etymology
From Middle English aren, from Old English earon, earun, present plural indicative of Old English bēon (“to be”). Equivalent to are + -en. More at are.

## Easily confused with
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-art)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arm)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-axe)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-ark)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-ari)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arr)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arg)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-ayn)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-aro)
- **arf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arf)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arp)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arn)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-army)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arms)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arts)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arse)

## Common misspellings (3)
`arenn`, `arren`, `raen`

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