# teen

> English word · Noun · IPA /tiːn/ · frequency rank #4,127

## Definitions
1. Synonym of teenager: a person between 13 and 19 years old (inclusive).
2. A black teenager or a young black person.

## Etymology
Clipping of teenager. For more synonyms see at Thesaurus:teenager.

## Easily confused with
- **TN** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tn)
- **the** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-the)
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-ten)
- **tie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tie)
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-ton)
- **toe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-toe)
- **tin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tin)
- **Tel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tel)
- **Tex** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tex)
- **ter** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-ter)
- **Tue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tue)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tre)
- **teh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-teh)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tun)
- **tse** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tse)
- **tek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tek)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tet)
- **tye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-tye)
- **Teo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-teo)
- **they** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-they)

## Common misspellings (4)
`eten`, `teenn`, `tene`, `tteen`

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