# Klan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /klæn/ · frequency rank #23,020

## Definitions
1. Ku Klux Klan

## Etymology
Ellipsis of Ku Klux Klan.

## Easily confused with
- **kun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kun)
- **KLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klm)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kya)
- **Kwon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kwon)
- **Kuhn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kuhn)
- **kwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kwan)
- **Klux** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klux)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kuan)
- **Kohn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-kohn)
- **Klein** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klein)
- **Klaus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-klaus)
- **Koran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/klan-vs-koran)
- **ka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ka-vs-klan)
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kl-vs-klan)
- **ken** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ken-vs-klan)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kay-vs-klan)
- **kai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kai-vs-klan)
- **kin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kin-vs-klan)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kat-vs-klan)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kia-vs-klan)

## Common misspellings (6)
`kaln`, `kklan`, `klann`, `kllan`, `klna`, `lkan`

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