# Erwin

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɝwɪn/ · frequency rank #26,082

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, of rare usage, variant of Irwin.
2. A surname.
3. An unincorporated community in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
4. A town in Steuben County, New York, United States.
5. A town in Harnett County, North Carolina, United States.
6. A small town in Kingsbury County, South Dakota, United States.
7. A town, the county seat of Unicoi County, Tennessee, United States. From a misspelling of Ervin by the Post Office.

## Easily confused with
- **Ewan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erwin-vs-ewan)
- **Ewing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erwin-vs-ewing)
- **Irwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erwin-vs-irwin)
- **Eri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eri-vs-erwin)
- **eric** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eric-vs-erwin)
- **Erik** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erik-vs-erwin)
- **Erin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/erin-vs-erwin)
- **Edin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edin-vs-erwin)
- **Emin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/emin-vs-erwin)
- **Edwin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwin-vs-erwin)
- **ERNIE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ernie-vs-erwin)
- **Elgin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/elgin-vs-erwin)
- **Ervin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ervin-vs-erwin)
- **Edwina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/edwina-vs-erwin)

## Common misspellings (7)
`eriwn`, `errwin`, `erwinn`, `erwni`, `erwwin`, `ewrin`, `rewin`

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