# Braun

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bɹɒːn/ · frequency rank #18,256

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
From German Braun. Doublet of Brown.

## Easily confused with
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bun)
- **bru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bru)
- **bruh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bruh)
- **bray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bray)
- **Bryn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bryn)
- **bruv** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bruv)
- **bren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bren)
- **brin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brin)
- **brut** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brut)
- **brown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brown)
- **Brian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brian)
- **brave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brave)
- **Bryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bryan)
- **Bruno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bruno)
- **bravo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bravo)
- **brawl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brawl)
- **brunt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brunt)
- **brawn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brawn)
- **brava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-brava)
- **Bruni** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/braun-vs-bruni)

## Common misspellings (7)
`barun`, `bbraun`, `branu`, `braunn`, `brraun`, `bruan`, `rbaun`

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