# Busan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˌbuːˈsɑːn/ · frequency rank #27,080

## Definitions
1. A metropolitan city of South Korea. It is the second largest city and the largest port city in Korea. It is also well known for its beaches and port.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 부산(釜山) (Busan).

## Easily confused with
- **busy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busy)
- **bush** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-bush)
- **bust** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-bust)
- **buss** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-buss)
- **Busch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busch)
- **busts** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busts)
- **busty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busty)
- **bushy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-bushy)
- **busby** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busby)
- **busta** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-busta)
- **butane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/busan-vs-butane)
- **bus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bus-vs-busan)
- **ban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ban-vs-busan)
- **bun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bun-vs-busan)
- **BSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bsa-vs-busan)
- **burn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/burn-vs-busan)
- **bean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bean-vs-busan)
- **bran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bran-vs-busan)
- **began** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/began-vs-busan)
- **Brian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/brian-vs-busan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbusan`, `bsuan`, `buasn`, `busann`, `busna`, `bussan`, `ubsan`

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