Nouns That Start With A

866 words Words by letter Checked 9 Oct 2026

These nouns that start with A come from a standard English dictionary used for word games, ranked by how often each word is used in everyday writing. There are 866 nouns starting with A on this page. The 100 most common come first, each with a short meaning, followed by shorter, longer and easier picks and a filter for any ending or length.

A has 866 nouns, and many of the long ones end in tion or ment, such as action, addition, administration and agreement. Those endings are a reliable clue that a word is naming a thing or idea.

For early readers, air, art and age are three-letter nouns that are simple to sound out. Writers looking for abstract nouns will find ability, advice and attention here. Album and author make good picks for a library or music theme.

Nouns starting with A: 866
Most used: at
Longest common one: authoritarianism 16 letters

Most common nouns that start with A

Ranked by how often the word appears in English text. "Type" is the word's main part of speech.

#	Word	Meaning	Type
1	at	a highly unstable radioactive element (the heaviest of the halogen series)	noun
2	an	an associate degree in nursing	noun
3	area	a particular geographical region of indefinite boundary (usually serving some special purpose or...	noun
4	air	a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of	noun
5	age	how long something has existed	noun
6	act	a legal document codifying the result of deliberations of a committee or society or legislative body	noun
7	art	the products of human creativity; works of art collectively	noun
8	action	something done (usually as opposed to something said)	noun
9	account	a record or narrative description of past events	noun
10	al	a silvery ductile metallic element found primarily in bauxite	noun
11	amount	a quantity of money	noun
12	attention	the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of...	noun
13	august	the month following July and preceding September	noun
14	article	nonfictional prose forming an independent part of a publication	noun
15	army	a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state	noun
16	access	the right to enter	noun
17	album	one or more recordings issued together	noun
18	addition	a component that is added to something to improve it	noun
19	association	a formal organization of people or groups of people	noun
20	ability	the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment	noun
21	author	writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)	noun
22	administration	a method of tending to or managing the affairs of a some group of people (especially the group's business...	noun
23	address	(computer science) the code that identifies where a piece of information is stored	noun
24	analysis	an investigation of the component parts of a whole and their relations in making up the whole	noun
25	advice	a proposal for an appropriate course of action	noun
26	agreement	the statement (oral or written) of an exchange of promises	noun
27	award	a grant made by a law court	noun
28	agency	an administrative unit of government	noun
29	activity	any specific behavior	noun
30	application	the act of bringing something to bear; using it for a particular purpose	noun
31	airport	an airfield equipped with control tower and hangars as well as accommodations for passengers and cargo	noun
32	acting	the performance of a part or role in a drama	noun
33	arms	weapons considered collectively	noun
34	agent	an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect	noun
35	animal	a living organism characterized by voluntary movement	noun
36	authority	the power or right to give orders or make decisions	noun
37	adult	a fully developed person from maturity onward	noun
38	artist	a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination	noun
39	advantage	the quality of having a superior or more favorable position	noun
40	ad	a public promotion of some product or service	noun
41	apple	fruit with red or yellow or green skin and sweet to tart crisp whitish flesh	noun
42	arm	a human limb	noun
43	audience	a gathering of spectators or listeners at a (usually public) performance	noun
44	afternoon	the part of the day between noon and evening	noun
45	assistant	a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	noun
46	accident	an unfortunate mishap; especially one causing damage or injury	noun
47	alternative	one of a number of things from which only one can be chosen	noun
48	arts	studies intended to provide general knowledge and intellectual skills (rather than occupational or...	noun
49	appearance	outward or visible aspect of a person or thing	noun
50	attorney	a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice	noun
51	affairs	matters of personal concern	noun
52	appeal	earnest or urgent request	noun
53	actor	a theatrical performer	noun
54	apartment	a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house	noun
55	aircraft	a vehicle that can fly	noun
56	argument	a fact or assertion offered as evidence that something is true	noun
57	authorities	the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit	noun
58	alcohol	a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent	noun
59	assembly	a group of machine parts that fit together to form a self-contained unit	noun
60	assistance	the activity of contributing to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose	noun
61	attitude	a complex mental state involving beliefs and feelings and values and dispositions to act in certain ways	noun
62	academy	a secondary school (usually private)	noun
63	assets	anything of material value or usefulness that is owned by a person or company	noun
64	amazon	a large strong and aggressive woman	noun
65	advertising	a public promotion of some product or service	noun
66	anniversary	the date on which an event occurred in some previous year (or the celebration of it)	noun
67	approval	the formal act of approving	noun
68	appointment	the act of putting a person into a non-elective position	noun
69	auto	a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine	noun
70	audio	the audible part of a transmitted signal	noun
71	adventure	a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)	noun
72	assessment	the classification of someone or something with respect to its worth	noun
73	atmosphere	a particular environment or surrounding influence	noun
74	acid	any of various water-soluble compounds having a sour taste and capable of turning litmus red and reacting...	noun
75	actress	a female actor	noun
76	angel	person of exceptional holiness	noun
77	anxiety	(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental...	noun
78	arrival	accomplishment of an objective	noun
79	assault	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack	noun
80	awareness	having knowledge of	noun
81	avenue	a line of approach	noun
82	android	an automaton that resembles a human being	noun
83	anger	a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance	noun
84	architecture	an architectural product or work	noun
85	aspect	a distinct feature or element in a problem	noun
86	alexander	European herb somewhat resembling celery widely naturalized in Britain coastal regions and often cultivated...	noun
87	alliance	the state of being allied or confederated	noun
88	amendment	the act of amending or correcting	noun
89	angle	the space between two lines or planes that intersect	noun
90	agriculture	a large-scale farming enterprise	noun
91	anna	a former copper coin of Pakistan and India	noun
92	achievement	the action of accomplishing something	noun
93	ambassador	a diplomat of the highest rank; accredited as representative from one country to another	noun
94	absence	the state of being absent	noun
95	arena	a particular environment or walk of life	noun
96	announcement	a formal public statement	noun
97	arsenal	all the weapons and equipment that a country has	noun
98	affair	a vaguely specified concern	noun
99	agenda	a temporally organized plan for matters to be attended to	noun
100	accounting	a convincing explanation that reveals basic causes	noun

Positive nouns that start with A

award
advantage
appeal
approval
angel
achievement
attraction
affection
abundance
assurance
awe
accomplishment
affinity
admiration
affluent
agility
aspiration
affirmation
admirer
amazement
acumen
amity
astonishment
accolade
amenity
affluence
adulation

Short nouns that start with A

at
an
area
air
age
act
art
al
army
album
award
arms
agent
adult
ad
apple
arm
arts
actor
auto
audio
acid
angel
anger
angle
anna
arena
alarm
anime
aids
alpha
ai
asset
arc
acres
ash

Long nouns that start with A

association
administration
application
alternative
appearance
authorities
assistance
advertising
anniversary
appointment
assessment
atmosphere
architecture
agriculture
achievement
ambassador
announcement
accounting
acquisition
arrangement
assignment
attendance
acceptance
accordance
availability
appreciation
attraction
administrator
assumption
accommodation

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Questions people ask

How many nouns start with A?

This list has 866 nouns starting with A, taken from a standard word-game dictionary and limited to words that appear in real English text.

What are the most common nouns that start with A?

at, an, area, air, age, act, art, action are the most used in everyday English.

What are some long nouns that start with A?

attention, association, administration, agreement, application.

What are easy nouns that start with A for kids?

at, an, area, air, age, act are short, everyday examples.

Source: the ENABLE word list (a public-domain dictionary used for word games), ranked by how often each word appears in English text (the open wordfreq project), with short meanings from Princeton WordNet. Offensive words are left out.

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