# Jansen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈd͡ʒænsən/ · frequency rank #29,702

## Definitions
1. A surname from Dutch.
2. An unincorporated community in Colorado.
3. A village in Nebraska.
4. A village in Saskatchewan, Canada.

## Etymology
Through immigration from Dutch Jansen. Doublet of Johnson.

## Easily confused with
- **Jason** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jason)
- **Jensen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jensen)
- **Jayden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jayden)
- **Jenson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jenson)
- **Jayson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jayson)
- **Jaylen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-jaylen)
- **Johansen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jansen-vs-johansen)
- **Jane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jane-vs-jansen)
- **Janet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janet-vs-jansen)
- **jaden** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/jaden-vs-jansen)
- **Janie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/janie-vs-jansen)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ajnsen`, `janesn`, `jannsen`, `jansenn`, `jansne`, `janssen`, `jasnen`, `jjansen`, `jnasen`

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