Don Juan
/ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn/
"don-juan" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Don Juan” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency English
- 8
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A man who obsessively seduces women.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Don Juan |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Don Juan” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Don Juan is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A man who obsessively seduces women.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Don Juan in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: After the legendary 14th-century Spanish nobleman Don Juan. The correct English form is Don Juan, spelled D-O-N- -J-U-A-N.
Definition
- 1A man who obsessively seduces women.
Etymology
After the legendary 14th-century Spanish nobleman Don Juan.
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Don Juan”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is D-O-N- -J-U-A-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˌdɒn ˈ(h)wɑːn/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.