# Susan

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsuː.zən/ · frequency rank #4,803

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
English form of the biblical Susanna, from Biblical Hebrew שׁוֹשַׁנָּה (šōšannā, “lily”), ultimately from Egyptian z:S:n-M9 (zšn).

## Easily confused with
- **swan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-swan)
- **sushi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-sushi)
- **Susie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-susie)
- **sustain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-sustain)
- **Susanna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-susanna)
- **Susanne** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/susan-vs-susanne)
- **san** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/san-vs-susan)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sun-vs-susan)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sus-vs-susan)
- **SSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssa-vs-susan)
- **SSN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ssn-vs-susan)
- **sean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sean-vs-susan)
- **scan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/scan-vs-susan)
- **span** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/span-vs-susan)
- **stan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/stan-vs-susan)
- **shan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shan-vs-susan)
- **Sosa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sosa-vs-susan)
- **sian** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sian-vs-susan)
- **Suga** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/suga-vs-susan)
- **sura** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/sura-vs-susan)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ssuan`, `ssusan`, `suasn`, `susann`, `susna`, `sussan`, `ussan`

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