# artisan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɑː(ɹ)tɪzən/ · frequency rank #20,557

## Definitions
1. A skilled manual worker who uses tools and machinery in a particular craft.
2. A person who displays great dexterity.

## Etymology
From Middle French artisan, from Vulgar Latin *artītiānus, from Latin artītus (“skilled”), past participle of artiō (“I instruct in arts”), from ars (“art, skill”).

## Easily confused with
- **artist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artisan-vs-artist)
- **artists** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artisan-vs-artists)
- **artiste** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artisan-vs-artiste)
- **artisanal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/artisan-vs-artisanal)
- **Arian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arian-vs-artisan)
- **arisen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arisen-vs-artisan)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aritsan`, `arrtisan`, `artiasn`, `artisann`, `artisna`, `artissan`, `artsian`, `arttisan`, `atrisan`, `ratisan`

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