# Olympian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /əˈlɪm.pɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #19,923

## Definitions
1. Of or relating to Mount Olympus, the highest mountain in Greece; or (Greek mythology) the Greek gods and goddesses who were believed to live there.
2. Resembling a Greek deity in some way.
3. Resembling a Greek deity in some way.

## Etymology
From Late Middle English Olympyan, from Latin Olympius (“of or relating to Mount Olympus”) and its etymon Ancient Greek Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos, “of or relating to Mount Olympus; living on Mount Olympus; Olympian”) + English -an (suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’, or forming agent nouns). Ὀλῠ́μπῐος (Olŭ́mpĭos) is derived from Ὄλῠμπος (Ólŭmpos, “Mount Olympus”) (from Pre-Greek) + -ῐος (-ĭos, suffix forming adjectives meaning ‘of or pertaining to’).

## Easily confused with
- **Olympic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olympian-vs-olympic)
- **Olympics** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olympian-vs-olympics)
- **Olympia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olympia-vs-olympian)
- **olympiad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olympiad-vs-olympian)

## Common misspellings (12)
`loympian`, `ollympian`, `olmypian`, `olymipan`, `olymmpian`, `olympain`, `olympiann`, `olympina`, `olymppian`, `olypmian`, `olyympian`, `oylmpian`

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