# Athenian

> English word · Noun · IPA /əˈθiː.ni.ən/ · frequency rank #27,726

## Definitions
1. An inhabitant, resident, or citizen of Athens, Greece.

## Etymology
From Latin athēniēnsis; compare Middle English Athenyensis pl and Old English Athēniense pl. By surface analysis, Athens + -ian.

## Easily confused with
- **Athenians** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athenian-vs-athenians)
- **Athena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athena-vs-athenian)
- **Armenian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/armenian-vs-athenian)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ahtenian`, `atehnian`, `atheinan`, `athenain`, `atheniann`, `athenina`, `athennian`, `athhenian`, `athneian`, `atthenian`, `tahenian`

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