# arson

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑɹsən/ · frequency rank #17,076

## Definitions
1. The crime of deliberately starting a fire with intent to cause damage.

## Etymology
From Anglo-Norman and Old French arson, from the verb ardoir, from Latin ardeō (“to burn”). Compare ardent.

## Easily confused with
- **ASO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-aso)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-avon)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-arun)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-axon)
- **Aston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-aston)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-aryan)
- **Ayrton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arson-vs-ayrton)
- **aro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aro-vs-arson)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arn-vs-arson)
- **also** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/also-vs-arson)
- **arse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arse-vs-arson)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anon-vs-arson)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aron-vs-arson)
- **Argo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/argo-vs-arson)
- **aren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aren-vs-arson)
- **Arno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arno-vs-arson)
- **Arlo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arlo-vs-arson)
- **Alon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alon-vs-arson)
- **aeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aeon-vs-arson)
- **arco** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arco-vs-arson)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arosn`, `arrson`, `arsno`, `arsonn`, `arsson`, `asron`, `rason`

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