# turban

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈtɜːbən/ · frequency rank #31,015

## Definitions
1. A man's headdress made by winding a length of cloth round the head.
2. A woman's close-fitting hat with little or no brim.
3. The complete set of whorls of a spiral shell.
4. A towel wrapped around long wet hair in a manner resembling a turban.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Middle French turbant, from Italian turbante, from Ottoman Turkish دلبند (tülbent), from Classical Persian دلبند (dulband), also the root of tulip.

## Easily confused with
- **turn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turn)
- **turbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turbo)
- **Turin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turin)
- **Tuscan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-tuscan)
- **turbine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/turban-vs-turbine)
- **Tran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tran-vs-turban)
- **tuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuba-vs-turban)
- **tuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tuan-vs-turban)
- **tubal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tubal-vs-turban)
- **Tarzan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tarzan-vs-turban)
- **tartan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/tartan-vs-turban)
- **Thurman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/thurman-vs-turban)

## Common misspellings (9)
`truban`, `tturban`, `tubran`, `turabn`, `turbann`, `turbban`, `turbna`, `turrban`, `utrban`

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