# Buchan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /bʌxən/ · frequency rank #41,031

## Definitions
1. An administrative district in Aberdeenshire council area, Scotland.
2. A town in the Shire of East Gippsland, Victoria, Australia.
3. A river in eastern Victoria, Australia; in full, the Buchan River.
4. A Scottish surname and clan (Clan Buchan).
5. A Scottish earldom.

## Etymology
Possibly from Pictish.

## Easily confused with
- **Busan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buchan-vs-busan)
- **Bunyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buchan-vs-bunyan)
- **Buchanan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buchan-vs-buchanan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbuchan`, `bcuhan`, `bucahn`, `bucchan`, `buchann`, `buchhan`, `buchna`, `buhcan`, `ubchan`

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