# Athens

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈæθənz/ · frequency rank #8,006

## Definitions
1. The capital city of Greece.
2. The Greek government.
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24. A township in Ontario, Canada.

## Etymology
From Middle English Athens, from Old French Athenes, Atenes, from Latin Athēnae pl (acc. Athēnās), from Ancient Greek Ἀθῆναι pl (Athênai), the plural form of Ἀθήνη (Athḗnē, “Athena”) (q.v.), the goddess. More at Athena. Doublet of Athina.

## Easily confused with
- **Athos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athens-vs-athos)
- **attend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athens-vs-attend)
- **Atkins** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athens-vs-atkins)
- **ashes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ashes-vs-athens)
- **aches** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aches-vs-athens)
- **Athena** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/athena-vs-athens)
- **atheist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atheist-vs-athens)
- **atheism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/atheism-vs-athens)
- **anthems** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anthems-vs-athens)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahtens`, `atehns`, `athenns`, `athenss`, `athesn`, `athhens`, `athnes`, `atthens`, `tahens`

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