# ramen

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɹɑːmən/ · frequency rank #18,406

## Definitions
1. Soup noodles of wheat, with various ingredients (Japanese-Chinese style).
2. A type of instant noodles.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese ラーメン (rāmen), from Mandarin 拉麵 /拉面 (lāmiàn, “pulled noodles”). Doublet of laghman, lamian, and ramyeon.

## Easily confused with
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-ran)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-ren)
- **rate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rate)
- **rare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rare)
- **rape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rape)
- **Rome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rome)
- **ramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-ramp)
- **rams** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rams)
- **rave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rave)
- **Rami** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rami)
- **rates** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rates)
- **roman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-roman)
- **rated** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rated)
- **risen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-risen)
- **raven** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-raven)
- **Romeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-romeo)
- **Ramos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-ramos)
- **rosen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rosen)
- **Ruben** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-ruben)
- **rarer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ramen-vs-rarer)

## Common misspellings (7)
`armen`, `raemn`, `ramenn`, `rammen`, `ramne`, `rmaen`, `rramen`

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