# Ethiopian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌiː.θiˈəʊ.pɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #14,752

## Definitions
1. A person from Ethiopia or of Ethiopian descent.
2. A black-skinned person, especially one from Africa.
3. A very skinny person, referencing the historic malnutrition and poverty in Ethiopia.

## Etymology
From Ethiopia + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **Ethiopia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ethiopia-vs-ethiopian)

## Common misspellings (12)
`ehtiopian`, `ethhiopian`, `ethioipan`, `ethiopain`, `ethiopiann`, `ethiopina`, `ethioppian`, `ethipoian`, `ethoipian`, `etihopian`, `etthiopian`, `tehiopian`

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