# Rankin

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #23,075

## Definitions
1. A Scottish and Northern Irish surname, from a diminutive of the name Ronald.
2. A number of places in the United States:
3. A number of places in the United States:
4. A number of places in the United States:
5. A number of places in the United States:
6. A number of places in the United States:
7. A number of places in the United States:
8. A number of places in the United States:

## Easily confused with
- **ranks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rankin-vs-ranks)
- **ronin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rankin-vs-ronin)
- **ranking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rankin-vs-ranking)
- **ranting** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rankin-vs-ranting)
- **rain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rain-vs-rankin)
- **rank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rank-vs-rankin)
- **rani** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rani-vs-rankin)
- **ranked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranked-vs-rankin)
- **raisin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raisin-vs-rankin)
- **raking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raking-vs-rankin)
- **rancid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rancid-vs-rankin)
- **ranging** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ranging-vs-rankin)
- **racking** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/racking-vs-rankin)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arnkin`, `raknin`, `ranikn`, `rankinn`, `rankkin`, `rankni`, `rannkin`, `rnakin`, `rrankin`

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