# Dorian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈdɔːɹiən/ · frequency rank #23,247

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the Dorians.
2. Homosexual, gay; preferring exclusively men as romantic or sexual partners; male counterpart of lesbian.
3. Of or relating to the oceanid Doris in Greek mythology.
4. Of or relating to the asteroid (48) Doris.

## Etymology
Constructed like the French Doriens. From the Latin root of Dōres + -ian. Compare Ancient Greek Δωριεύς (Dōrieús, “of Doris”).

## Easily confused with
- **Doris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-doris)
- **Duran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-duran)
- **dorsal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-dorsal)
- **Durban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-durban)
- **durian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-durian)
- **Dornan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-dornan)
- **dormant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dorian-vs-dormant)
- **Dora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dora-vs-dorian)
- **Dolan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dolan-vs-dorian)
- **Doran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doran-vs-dorian)
- **Daria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/daria-vs-dorian)
- **Damian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/damian-vs-dorian)
- **Doreen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doreen-vs-dorian)
- **Darien** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/darien-vs-dorian)
- **Dalian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dalian-vs-dorian)
- **doorman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/doorman-vs-dorian)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddorian`, `doiran`, `dorain`, `doriann`, `dorina`, `dorrian`, `droian`, `odrian`

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