# Syrian

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈsɪɹi.ən/ · frequency rank #5,741

## Definitions
1. Of, from, or pertaining to Syria, the Syrian people or the Syrian language.
2. Of, from, or pertaining to the Assyrian people or the Syriac language

## Etymology
From Syria + -an.

## Easily confused with
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sian-vs-syrian)
- **Syria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/syria-vs-syrian)
- **sarin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sarin-vs-syrian)
- **saran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saran-vs-syrian)
- **serial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serial-vs-syrian)
- **sylvan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sylvan-vs-syrian)
- **Syriac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/syriac-vs-syrian)
- **Serbian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/serbian-vs-syrian)
- **Soriano** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/soriano-vs-syrian)

## Common misspellings (9)
`sryian`, `ssyrian`, `syiran`, `syrain`, `syriann`, `syrina`, `syrrian`, `syyrian`, `ysrian`

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