# morgan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈmɔɹɡən/ · frequency rank #3,510

## Definitions
1. A unit for expressing the relative distance between genes on a chromosome.

## Etymology
Named for Thomas Hunt Morgan.

## Easily confused with
- **morn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morn)
- **moron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-moron)
- **Morin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morin)
- **Moria** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-moria)
- **mortal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-mortal)
- **mortar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-mortar)
- **Mormon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-mormon)
- **Morton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morton)
- **morgue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morgue)
- **Morten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/morgan-vs-morten)
- **moan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moan-vs-morgan)
- **mora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mora-vs-morgan)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moral-vs-morgan)
- **Megan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/megan-vs-morgan)
- **Moran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moran-vs-morgan)
- **moray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/moray-vs-morgan)
- **Mohan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mohan-vs-morgan)
- **margin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/margin-vs-morgan)
- **Marian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marian-vs-morgan)
- **Marwan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/marwan-vs-morgan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`mmorgan`, `mogran`, `moragn`, `morgann`, `morggan`, `morgna`, `morrgan`, `mrogan`, `omrgan`

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