# comedian

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈmiː.di.ən/ · frequency rank #7,543

## Definitions
1. An entertainer who performs in a humorous manner, especially by telling jokes.
2. Any person who is humorous or amusing, either characteristically or on a particular occasion.
3. A person who performs in theatrical plays.
4. A writer of comedies.

## Etymology
From Latin cōmoedia + -an, perhaps modelled on Middle French comédien. By surface analysis, comedy + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **comedic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/comedian-vs-comedic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccomedian`, `cmoedian`, `coemdian`, `comdeian`, `comedain`, `comeddian`, `comediann`, `comedina`, `comeidan`, `commedian`, `ocmedian`

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