# iman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #37,507

## Definitions
1. Pious adherence to the Islamic faith.
2. A believer in the Islamic faith.

## Etymology
Etymology tree
Arabic آمَنَ (ʔāmana)
Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān)bor.
English iman
Borrowed from Arabic إِيمَان (ʔīmān), from آمَنَ (ʔāmana).

## Easily confused with
- **in** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-in)
- **ion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ion)
- **inn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-inn)
- **IRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ira)
- **IMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imo)
- **ISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-isa)
- **IMF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imf)
- **IPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ipa)
- **IMG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-img)
- **IME** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ime)
- **iron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-iron)
- **Iran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-iran)
- **Iraq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-iraq)
- **iPad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ipad)
- **Ivan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-ivan)
- **IMDb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imdb)
- **Imma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imma)
- **IMAX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imax)
- **Irma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-irma)
- **IMHO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/iman-vs-imho)

## Common misspellings (3)
`iamn`, `imann`, `imman`

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