# Karan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,111

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit, of Indian usage.

## Etymology
Derived from Sanskrit कर्ण (karṇa, “Karna”). Doublet of Karna.

## Easily confused with
- **khan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-khan)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karl)
- **kart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kart)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kira)
- **Klan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-klan)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kern)
- **Kari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kari)
- **kaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kaya)
- **kwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kwan)
- **kata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kata)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kuan)
- **Karp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karp)
- **Kyra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kyra)
- **Karen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karen)
- **karma** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karma)
- **kayak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kayak)
- **Koran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-koran)
- **Karim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karim)
- **Karin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-karin)
- **kazan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karan-vs-kazan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`akran`, `kaarn`, `karann`, `karna`, `karran`, `kkaran`, `kraan`

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