# Iran vs Ivan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Iran
*name · IPA /ɪˈɹɑːn/ · frequency rank #2,391*
A country in West Asia in the Middle East. Official name: Islamic Republic of Iran. Capital: Tehran.

### Ivan
*name · IPA /ˈaɪ.vən/ · frequency rank #8,806*
A male given name from Russian of English speakers.

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