# ran

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹæn/ · frequency rank #1,437

## Definitions
1. simple past of run
2. simple past of rin
3. past participle of run

## Easily confused with
- **re** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-re)
- **RS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rs)
- **rd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rd)
- **RT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rt)
- **RM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rm)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rn)
- **RI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-ri)
- **RP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rp)
- **RC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rc)
- **RF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rf)
- **RV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rv)
- **RR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rr)
- **RL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rl)
- **RH** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rh)
- **RW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-rw)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-run)
- **red** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-red)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-ray)
- **row** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-row)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-raw)

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