# trojan vs Truman

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### trojan
*noun · IPA /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #17,049*
Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

### Truman
*name · IPA /ˈtɹumən/ · frequency rank #13,832*
A surname.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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