# Orion

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /əˈɹaɪ.ən/ · frequency rank #16,292

## Definitions
1. A giant-hunter, pursuer of the Pleiades and lover of Eos, and killed by Artemis.
2. A constellation on the celestial equator close to Gemini and Taurus, containing the stars Betelgeuse and Rigel.
3. A surname.
4. A male given name from Ancient Greek of modern usage.
5. A female given name.
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## Etymology
From Middle English Orioun, from Latin Ōrīōn, from Ancient Greek Ὠρίων (Ōríōn), speculatively from Akkadian 𒌋𒊒𒀭𒈾 (Uru-anna, “heaven's light”), though without any firm evidence.

## Easily confused with
- **Oxon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orion-vs-oxon)
- **Orton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orion-vs-orton)
- **Orson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orion-vs-orson)
- **Orrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orion-vs-orrin)
- **Ori** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ori-vs-orion)
- **Ohio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ohio-vs-orion)
- **Odin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odin-vs-orion)
- **Oreo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oreo-vs-orion)
- **Oren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oren-vs-orion)
- **Oran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oran-vs-orion)
- **organ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/organ-vs-orion)
- **onion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onion-vs-orion)
- **Olson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/olson-vs-orion)
- **odeon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/odeon-vs-orion)
- **option** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/option-vs-orion)
- **origin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/origin-vs-orion)
- **Oregon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/oregon-vs-orion)
- **onions** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/onions-vs-orion)
- **orient** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/orient-vs-orion)
- **Origen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/origen-vs-orion)

## Common misspellings (6)
`oiron`, `orino`, `orionn`, `oroin`, `orrion`, `roion`

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