# stan

> English word · Noun · IPA /stæn/ · frequency rank #6,524

## Definitions
1. An extremely obsessive fan of a person, group, character, or creative work, particularly one whose fixation is unhealthy or intrusive.

## Etymology
From Stan (“Stanley”), after the song "Stan" by Eminem (2000), a fictitious account of the rapper's encounter with an overly obsessive fan named Stan. Sometimes assumed to be a blend of stalker + fan, but perhaps simply chosen for the rhyme.

## Easily confused with
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-sun)
- **STD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-std)
- **STR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-str)
- **STS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-sts)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stu)
- **STI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-sti)
- **syn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-syn)
- **STM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stm)
- **STP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stp)
- **sth** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-sth)
- **stop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stop)
- **stay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stay)
- **star** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-star)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stem)
- **stir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stir)
- **stat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stat)
- **swap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-swap)
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-swan)
- **stud** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-stud)
- **sway** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-sway)

## Common misspellings (6)
`satn`, `sstan`, `stann`, `stna`, `sttan`, `tsan`

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