# Briton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɹɪt.ən/ · frequency rank #35,209

## Definitions
1. An inhabitant of Great Britain, particularly (historical) a Celt from the area of Roman Britain or (obsolete) a Welshman; a British person.
2. A citizen of the United Kingdom or (historical, obsolete) its overseas empire.

## Etymology
From Old French Breton, from Latin Brittō. Doublet of Breton and Brython.

## Easily confused with
- **Brits** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-brits)
- **Britt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-britt)
- **button** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-button)
- **Burton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-burton)
- **Bryson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-bryson)
- **Buxton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-buxton)
- **Britons** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-britons)
- **Brixton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/briton-vs-brixton)
- **Brit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brit-vs-briton)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brin-vs-briton)
- **Brian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brian-vs-briton)
- **baton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/baton-vs-briton)
- **bison** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bison-vs-briton)
- **Boston** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/boston-vs-briton)
- **Bolton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bolton-vs-briton)
- **Barton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/barton-vs-briton)
- **Benton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/benton-vs-briton)
- **Breton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/breton-vs-briton)
- **Brecon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brecon-vs-briton)
- **Beaton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beaton-vs-briton)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbriton`, `birton`, `briotn`, `britno`, `britonn`, `britton`, `brriton`, `brtion`, `rbiton`

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