# Arun

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɑːˈɹʊn/ · frequency rank #30,319

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit chiefly used in India.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit अरुण (aruṇa).

## Easily confused with
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-au)
- **aux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-aux)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-aud)
- **ASU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-asu)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-ayn)
- **AUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-auc)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-aunt)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-avon)
- **Arya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-arya)
- **Aung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-aung)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-axon)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arun-vs-aryan)
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/an-vs-arun)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ar-vs-arun)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-arun)
- **art** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/art-vs-arun)
- **arm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arm-vs-arun)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ann-vs-arun)
- **arc** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arc-vs-arun)
- **Abu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/abu-vs-arun)

## Common misspellings (5)
`arnu`, `arrun`, `arunn`, `aurn`, `raun`

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