# IV vs Ivan

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### IV
*adjective · IPA /ˌaɪ ˈviː/ · frequency rank #3,762*
Abbreviation of intravenous.

### 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/iv-vs-ivan