# Arya

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #24,984

## Definitions
1. An Indo-Iranian, an Aryan.
2. A follower of Arya Samaj.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Sanskrit आर्य (ā́rya, “noble, respectable”).

## Easily confused with
- **ay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-ay)
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-aye)
- **Ava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-ava)
- **ASA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-asa)
- **ATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-ata)
- **ayr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-ayr)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-ayn)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-aya)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-awa)
- **Asia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-asia)
- **aura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-aura)
- **atta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-atta)
- **awry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-awry)
- **Asha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-asha)
- **Asta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-asta)
- **Aryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/arya-vs-aryan)
- **AR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ar-vs-arya)
- **AA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aa-vs-arya)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-arya)
- **any** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/any-vs-arya)

## Common misspellings (2)
`aryya`, `ayra`

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