# shogun

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈʃəʊɡʌn/ · frequency rank #33,415

## Definitions
1. The supreme generalissimo of feudal Japan.

## Etymology
From Japanese 将軍 (shōgun), itself the short form of 征夷大将軍 (seii taishōgun, literally “general who overcomes the barbarians”), ultimately from Middle Chinese. Doublet of jiangjun.

## Easily confused with
- **shun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shogun-vs-shun)
- **shown** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shogun-vs-shown)
- **shout** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shogun-vs-shout)
- **slogan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shogun-vs-slogan)
- **shotgun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shogun-vs-shotgun)
- **Shaun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shaun-vs-shogun)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsogun`, `shgoun`, `shhogun`, `shoggun`, `shognu`, `shogunn`, `shougn`, `sohgun`, `sshogun`

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