# Ares

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɛə.ɹiːz/ · frequency rank #25,664

## Definitions
1. The Greek god of war, considered equivalent to the Roman Mars and usually described as a son of Zeus and Hera, companion of Eris and Enyo, and by Aphrodite father of Deimos and Phobos.

## Etymology
From Latin Arēs, from Ancient Greek Ἄρης (Árēs).

## Easily confused with
- **as** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-as)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-art)
- **ass** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-ass)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arm)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-ate)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-ave)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-aye)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-awe)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-axe)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-ark)
- **Ari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-ari)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-aws)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arr)
- **arg** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arg)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-aro)
- **arf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arf)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arp)
- **Avs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-avs)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-arn)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ares-vs-army)

## Common misspellings (3)
`aress`, `arres`, `raes`

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