# arid

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈæɹ.ɪd/ · frequency rank #17,762

## Definitions
1. Very dry.
2. Describing a very dry climate. Typically defined as less than 25 cm or 10 inches of rainfall annually.
3. Devoid of value.

## Etymology
From French aride or directly from Latin āridus (“dry, arid, parched”), compare its synonymous contracted form ardus. Originally from the verb āreo (“I am dry, I am parched”), akin to ārdeō (“I am on fire, I burn”).

## Easily confused with
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-art)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arm)
- **ark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-ark)
- **Avi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-avi)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-aud)
- **ASD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-asd)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arr)
- **Asi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-asi)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-aro)
- **ARP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arp)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arn)
- **army** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-army)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arms)
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arts)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-asia)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-axis)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arse)
- **avid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-avid)
- **Aziz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-aziz)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arid-vs-arya)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aird`, `ardi`, `aridd`, `arrid`

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