# Gwen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡwɛn/ · frequency rank #15,420

## Definitions
1. A female given name.

## Etymology
A female given name from Welsh, shortened from Gwendolen or Guinevere.

## Easily confused with
- **GYN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gwen-vs-gyn)
- **Gwyn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gwen-vs-gwyn)
- **Gwent** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gwen-vs-gwent)
- **Gwynn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gwen-vs-gwynn)
- **ge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ge-vs-gwen)
- **get** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/get-vs-gwen)
- **gun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gun-vs-gwen)
- **gem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gem-vs-gwen)
- **gel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gel-vs-gwen)
- **gin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gin-vs-gwen)
- **gee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gee-vs-gwen)
- **ger** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ger-vs-gwen)
- **gan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gan-vs-gwen)
- **GED** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ged-vs-gwen)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gre-vs-gwen)
- **goes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/goes-vs-gwen)
- **gain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gain-vs-gwen)
- **grew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grew-vs-gwen)
- **grey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/grey-vs-gwen)
- **gene** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gene-vs-gwen)

## Common misspellings (6)
`gewn`, `ggwen`, `gwenn`, `gwne`, `gwwen`, `wgen`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/gwen