# naan

> English word · Noun · IPA /nɑːn/ · frequency rank #48,371

## Definitions
1. A type of round, flat bread baked in a tandoor popular in South and Central Asian cuisine.

## Etymology
From Hindi नान (nān) / Urdu نان (nān), from Classical Persian نان (nān), from Middle Persian LHMA (nān, “bread, food”).

## Easily confused with
- **NN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nn)
- **non** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-non)
- **nah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nah)
- **NBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nba)
- **NSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nsa)
- **nap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nap)
- **Nat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nat)
- **nun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nun)
- **NAS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nas)
- **nan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nan)
- **NRA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nra)
- **nay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nay)
- **nav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nav)
- **naw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-naw)
- **nag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nag)
- **nab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nab)
- **nia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nia)
- **NDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nda)
- **NEA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nea)
- **nai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/naan-vs-nai)

## Common misspellings (2)
`naann`, `nnaan`

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