# Ryan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹaɪən/ · frequency rank #2,556

## Definitions
1. A surname
2. A surname
3. A surname
4. A surname
5. A unisex given name.
6. A unisex given name.
7. A unisex given name.
8. A unisex given name.
9. A placename
10. A placename
11. A placename
12. A placename
13. A placename
14. A placename
15. A placename
16. A placename
17. A placename
18. A placename

## Easily confused with
- **rye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ryan-vs-rye)
- **Ryde** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ryan-vs-ryde)
- **ra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ra-vs-ryan)
- **RN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rn-vs-ryan)
- **run** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/run-vs-ryan)
- **ran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ran-vs-ryan)
- **ray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ray-vs-ryan)
- **raw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raw-vs-ryan)
- **Ron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ron-vs-ryan)
- **RAM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ram-vs-ryan)
- **rat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rat-vs-ryan)
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rap-vs-ryan)
- **RNA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rna-vs-ryan)
- **RAF** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raf-vs-ryan)
- **rag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rag-vs-ryan)
- **raj** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raj-vs-ryan)
- **rad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rad-vs-ryan)
- **Rae** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rae-vs-ryan)
- **ren** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ren-vs-ryan)
- **Rea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rea-vs-ryan)

## Common misspellings (6)
`rayn`, `rryan`, `ryann`, `ryna`, `ryyan`, `yran`

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