# Pan

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #3,712

## Definitions
1. Greek god of nature, often visualized as half goat and half man playing pipes. His Roman counterpart is Faunus.
2. An inner moon of the planet Saturn, notable for its equatorial ridge.

## Etymology
From Middle English Pan, from Latin Pān, from Ancient Greek Πάν (Pán).

## Easily confused with
- **PM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pm)
- **PC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pc)
- **PP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pp)
- **PR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pr)
- **pt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pt)
- **PS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-ps)
- **po** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-po)
- **pi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pi)
- **PG** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pg)
- **PL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pl)
- **PE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pe)
- **PD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pd)
- **PB** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pb)
- **PF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pf)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pu)
- **PK** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pk)
- **PV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pv)
- **PJ** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pj)
- **PW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-pw)
- **PX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pan-vs-px)

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