# Alun

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #47,459

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Welsh.
2. The Welsh spelling (Afon Alun) of the River Alyn, in Denbighshire and Flintshire, Wales.

## Easily confused with
- **an** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-an)
- **AU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-au)
- **Ann** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-ann)
- **aux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aux)
- **aud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aud)
- **ASU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-asu)
- **Ayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-ayn)
- **ARN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-arn)
- **AUC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-auc)
- **aunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aunt)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-amen)
- **Avon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-avon)
- **aqua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aqua)
- **anon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-anon)
- **anus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-anus)
- **amin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-amin)
- **Aron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aron)
- **Aung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aung)
- **Arun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-arun)
- **aren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alun-vs-aren)

## Common misspellings (5)
`allun`, `alnu`, `alunn`, `auln`, `laun`

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