# Usman

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #41,932

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic [in turn originating as a patronymic].
3. Alternative form of Uthman, early caliph.

## Etymology
From Arabic عُثْمَان (ʕuṯmān).

## Easily confused with
- **usual** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usman-vs-usual)
- **USA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usa-vs-usman)
- **USDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usda-vs-usman)
- **Umar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/umar-vs-usman)
- **urban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/urban-vs-usman)
- **Usain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/usain-vs-usman)

## Common misspellings (7)
`suman`, `umsan`, `usamn`, `usmann`, `usmman`, `usmna`, `ussman`

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