# Darwinian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /dɑːˈwɪ.ni.ən/ · frequency rank #42,081

## Definitions
1. Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
2. Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
3. Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
4. Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
5. Senses relating to Charles and Erasmus Darwin.
6. Of or pertaining to Darwin, the capital city of the Northern Territory, Australia.

## Etymology
From Darwin + -ian (suffix with the sense ‘belonging to, relating to, or like’ forming adjectives or nouns). Darwin is the surname of Erasmus Darwin (1731–1802) and his grandson Charles Darwin (1809–1882).
Adjective sense 2 (“of or pertaining to Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia”) and noun sense 2 (“native or resident of Darwin”) refer to the city of Darwin which was named after Charles Darwin.

## Easily confused with
- **Darwinism** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darwinian-vs-darwinism)

## Common misspellings (13)
`adrwinian`, `dariwnian`, `darrwinian`, `darwiinan`, `darwinain`, `darwiniann`, `darwinina`, `darwinnian`, `darwniian`, `darwwinian`, `dawrinian`, `ddarwinian`, `drawinian`

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