# earthen

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈɝθən/ · frequency rank #35,272

## Definitions
1. Made of earth or mud.
2. Made of clay.
3. Earthly.

## Etymology
From Middle English erthen, urthen, from Old English eorþen, yrþen, ierþen (“made of earth”), from Proto-Germanic *irþīnaz. Cognate with Dutch aarden (“earthen”), German irden (“earthen”). By surface analysis, earth + -en (“made of”).

## Easily confused with
- **eaten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earthen-vs-eaten)
- **earths** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earthen-vs-earths)
- **earthy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earthen-vs-earthy)
- **earthly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earthen-vs-earthly)
- **earth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/earth-vs-earthen)

## Common misspellings (10)
`aerthen`, `earhten`, `earrthen`, `eartehn`, `earthenn`, `earthhen`, `earthne`, `eartthen`, `eatrhen`, `erathen`

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