# Qian

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #45,608

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 錢 /钱 (Qián).

## Easily confused with
- **qin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qin)
- **qua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qua)
- **Qiu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qiu)
- **quad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-quad)
- **quay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-quay)
- **qing** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qing)
- **qual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-qual)
- **Quinn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-quinn)
- **Quran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-quran)
- **quant** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qian-vs-quant)
- **qi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/qi-vs-qian)

## Common misspellings (5)
`iqan`, `qain`, `qiann`, `qina`, `qqian`

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