# gunman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡʌnmən/ · frequency rank #19,100

## Definitions
1. A criminal armed with a gun, especially a professional killer.
2. An American.

## Etymology
From gun + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Gunn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunman-vs-gunn)
- **gunna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunman-vs-gunna)
- **Guzman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gunman-vs-guzman)
- **guan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guan-vs-gunman)
- **German** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/german-vs-gunman)
- **Gorman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gorman-vs-gunman)
- **gundam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gundam-vs-gunman)
- **Gaiman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaiman-vs-gunman)
- **Guinean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/guinean-vs-gunman)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ggunman`, `gnuman`, `gumnan`, `gunamn`, `gunmann`, `gunmman`, `gunmna`, `gunnman`, `ugnman`

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