# arras

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæɹəs/ · frequency rank #49,764

## Definitions
1. A tapestry or wall hanging.

## Etymology
From Middle English arras, from Middle French draps d'Arras, from the city of Arras, which was a major source for tapestries in the 15th century.

## Easily confused with
- **arts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arts)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-aura)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arya)
- **arrow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arrow)
- **array** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-array)
- **atlas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-atlas)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-aryan)
- **Ayres** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-ayres)
- **aural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-aural)
- **arrest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arrest)
- **arrows** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arrows)
- **arrays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arrays)
- **arrears** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arras-vs-arrears)
- **ara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ara-vs-arras)
- **arr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arr-vs-arras)
- **Aas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aas-vs-arras)
- **area** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/area-vs-arras)
- **arms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arms-vs-arras)
- **Arab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arab-vs-arras)
- **alas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alas-vs-arras)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arars`, `aras`, `arrass`, `arrsa`, `raras`

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