# Bunyan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈbʌnjən/ · frequency rank #46,353

## Definitions
1. An English surname; a nickname for someone with a hump or lump.
2. John Bunyan, English preacher and writer.
3. An unincorporated community in Georgetown, Polk County, Wisconsin, United States.
4. A locality in Snowy Monaro council area, New South Wales, Australia; the name is from an Aboriginal language.

## Easily confused with
- **Busan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunyan-vs-busan)
- **buoyant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bunyan-vs-buoyant)
- **Bryan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bryan-vs-bunyan)
- **Buchan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/buchan-vs-bunyan)
- **banyan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/banyan-vs-bunyan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`bbunyan`, `bnuyan`, `bunayn`, `bunnyan`, `bunyann`, `bunyna`, `bunyyan`, `buynan`, `ubnyan`

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