# Persian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈpɜː.ʒən/ · frequency rank #9,227

## Definitions
1. Of, from, or pertaining to Persia.
2. Of or pertaining to the Persian people.
3. Of or pertaining to the Persian language.

## Etymology
From Middle English Persien, from Middle French persien, from Italian persiano, from Medieval Latin Persiānus, from Latin Persia, from Ancient Greek Περσίς (Persís), from Old Persian 𐎱𐎠𐎼𐎿 (p-a-r-s /⁠Pārsa⁠/, “Persia”) (compare Early Classical Persian پارس (pārs) or modern Iranian Persian فارس (fârs), where the shift p > f. Equivalent to Persia + -ian.

## Easily confused with
- **person** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persian-vs-person)
- **persist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persian-vs-persist)
- **Peruvian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persian-vs-peruvian)
- **Persia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/persia-vs-persian)
- **Perrin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/perrin-vs-persian)
- **pension** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pension-vs-persian)
- **Permian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/permian-vs-persian)
- **Parisian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parisian-vs-persian)

## Common misspellings (10)
`eprsian`, `perisan`, `perrsian`, `persain`, `persiann`, `persina`, `perssian`, `pesrian`, `ppersian`, `presian`

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