# Teton

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtitɑn/ · frequency rank #44,525

## Definitions
1. A member of the largest group of Sioux peoples.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Lakota Thítȟuŋwaŋ (“Teton”). a general name for all seven Lakota tribes. from thíta (“a plain, prairie”) + tȟuŋwaŋ (“village”).

## Easily confused with
- **ton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-ton)
- **tito** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-tito)
- **toon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-toon)
- **thon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-thon)
- **titan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-titan)
- **tutor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-tutor)
- **Tyson** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-tyson)
- **Texan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-texan)
- **Timon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-timon)
- **triton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-triton)
- **Theron** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-theron)
- **Trenton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teton-vs-trenton)
- **ten** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ten-vs-teton)
- **tet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tet-vs-teton)
- **Teo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teo-vs-teton)
- **teen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/teen-vs-teton)
- **tern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tern-vs-teton)
- **tenor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tenor-vs-teton)
- **talon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/talon-vs-teton)
- **Tebow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tebow-vs-teton)

## Common misspellings (6)
`teotn`, `tetno`, `tetonn`, `tetton`, `tteon`, `tteton`

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