# Tran

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /tɹæn/ · frequency rank #25,954

## Definitions
1. A surname from Vietnamese.

## Etymology
Anglicization of Vietnamese Trần. Doublet of Tan, Chen, and Chan.

## Easily confused with
- **try** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-try)
- **tri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tri)
- **TSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tsa)
- **tre** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tre)
- **tru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tru)
- **tun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tun)
- **TRP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trp)
- **TWA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-twa)
- **true** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-true)
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-turn)
- **trip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trip)
- **tree** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tree)
- **twin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-twin)
- **trap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trap)
- **trek** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trek)
- **Troy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-troy)
- **trio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trio)
- **trim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trim)
- **tray** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-tray)
- **Trey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trey)

## Common misspellings (5)
`rtan`, `trann`, `trna`, `trran`, `ttran`

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