# Arian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɛəɹi.ən/ · frequency rank #38,289

## Definitions
1. A supporter of the Cyrenaic monk Arius and his faction in the 4th-century Church.
2. A believer of Arianism, particularly (historical) the official Arian churches lasting to the 7th century.
3. Synonym of unitarian, any Christian who denies the Trinity.
4. Synonym of heretic, any Christian differing from any of the beliefs of the speaker.

## Etymology
From Late Latin Arianus, from Arius + -ānus (“-an: forming adjectives”), from Ancient Greek Ἄρειος (Áreios), from ἄρειος (áreios, “Arean, warlike”), from Ἄρης (Árēs, “Ares”) + -ιος (-ios, “-y: forming adjectives”). Cf. Arean.

## Easily confused with
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arn)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-asia)
- **arid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arid)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arya)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-aron)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arun)
- **Arie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arie)
- **aris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-aris)
- **Asian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-asian)
- **array** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-array)
- **arise** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arise)
- **Ariel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-ariel)
- **arson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arson)
- **ASEAN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-asean)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-aryan)
- **axial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-axial)
- **avian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-avian)
- **Aries** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-aries)
- **Arias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arias)
- **Arjun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-arjun)

## Common misspellings (6)
`airan`, `arain`, `ariann`, `arina`, `arrian`, `raian`

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