# Tanaka

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #20,512

## Definitions
1. A surname from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 田(た)中(なか) (tanaka).

## Easily confused with
- **tank** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanaka-vs-tank)
- **tanks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanaka-vs-tanks)
- **Tanya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanaka-vs-tanya)
- **Tania** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanaka-vs-tania)
- **tantra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tanaka-vs-tantra)
- **taka** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/taka-vs-tanaka)
- **Tana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tana-vs-tanaka)
- **Tamara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tamara-vs-tanaka)

## Common misspellings (8)
`atnaka`, `taanka`, `tanaak`, `tanakka`, `tankaa`, `tannaka`, `tnaaka`, `ttanaka`

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