# Haitian

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈheɪ.ʃən/ · frequency rank #18,328

## Definitions
1. A person from Haiti or of Haitian descent.

## Etymology
From Haiti + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **hitman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haitian-vs-hitman)
- **Hartman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haitian-vs-hartman)
- **Haiti** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haiti-vs-haitian)
- **Hainan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hainan-vs-haitian)
- **Hadrian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hadrian-vs-haitian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahitian`, `haiitan`, `haitain`, `haitiann`, `haitina`, `haittian`, `hatiian`, `hhaitian`, `hiatian`

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