# Martian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈmɑːʃən/ · frequency rank #17,409

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to the planet Mars, or (science fiction) its imagined inhabitants.
2. Pertaining to the astrological influence of the planet Mars; aggressive, bellicose.
3. Pertaining to battle or war; martial, military.
4. Pertaining to the Roman god Mars, the god of war.

## Etymology
From Latin Mārtius (“of or relating to the planet Mars”) + -an (adjective-forming suffix). The word is cognate with Middle English marcien, marcyan, mercien (“subject to the influence or power of the planet Mars; relating to the god Mars, that is, warlike”), Middle French martien (“Martian”) (modern French martien), French Martien (“imaginary inhabitant of Mars; any extraterrestrial”), Italian marziano, Latin Mārtiānus (“Martian”), Portuguese marciano, Spanish marciano.

## Easily confused with
- **martin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martian-vs-martin)
- **Marvin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martian-vs-marvin)
- **Marwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martian-vs-marwan)
- **martini** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martian-vs-martini)
- **Martina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martian-vs-martina)
- **Maria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/maria-vs-martian)
- **Marin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marin-vs-martian)
- **Marta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marta-vs-martian)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margin-vs-martian)
- **Martha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martha-vs-martian)
- **Marion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marion-vs-martian)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marian-vs-martian)
- **Mariah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariah-vs-martian)
- **Marcia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marcia-vs-martian)
- **marlin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marlin-vs-martian)
- **Malian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/malian-vs-martian)
- **marten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marten-vs-martian)
- **martial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/martial-vs-martian)
- **Mariana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mariana-vs-martian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`amrtian`, `maritan`, `marrtian`, `martain`, `martiann`, `marttian`, `matrian`, `mmartian`, `mratian`

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