# trojan

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɹəʊd͡ʒən/ · frequency rank #17,049

## Definitions
1. Malware that appears to perform or actually performs a desired task for a user while performing a harmful task without the user's knowledge or consent.

## Etymology
From Trojan horse.

## Easily confused with
- **Truman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/trojan-vs-truman)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-trojan)

## Common misspellings (9)
`rtojan`, `torjan`, `trjoan`, `troajn`, `trojann`, `trojjan`, `trojna`, `trrojan`, `ttrojan`

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