vegan

/ˈviːɡən/

//ˈviːɡən// adj

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"vegan" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“vegan” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #7,759. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#7,759
frequency rank, English
969
“V” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
10
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.

Corpus desk

Index EN-vegan · vegan · English

vegan · rank #7,759 · 7 variants · 10 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #7,759
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-MID 10 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 969
  • PHOTO-FINISH varieties

Nearest frequency peer: varieties (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “vegan”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “vegan” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

vegan vs vein
60% similar
vegan vs vera
60% similar
vegan vs Venn
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for vegan
PropertyValue
Headwordvegan
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechAdjective
IPA/ˈviːɡən/
Letters5
Frequency rank#7,759
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs10
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “vegan”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).veganlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “varieties” (#7,758), “waking” (#7,760), “Troy” (#7,757). Among 969 “V” headwords, “vegan” is #7,759. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around vegan (IPA /ˈviːɡən/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #7,759 among 969 “V” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for vegan, with forms such as "evgan", "veagn", and "vegann". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 10 confusable-pair relationships, "vein", "vera", "Venn", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan … The correct English form is vegan, spelled V-E-G-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
  2. 2
    Committed to avoiding any product or practice that inherently involves animal use.
  3. 3
    Relating to vegans or veganism.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how vegan appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. He eats a completely vegan diet.
  2. This chocolate cake is vegan.

Etymology

Etymology tree Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of The Vegan News.

This word in other languages

vegano(Español)végan(Français)vegan(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • evgan
  • veagn
  • vegann
  • veggan
  • vegna
  • vgean
  • vvegan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of vegan - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

evgan2veagn2vegann1veggan1vegna2vgean2vvegan1
Edit distance from "vegan"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "vegan"?
"vegan" is spelled V-E-G-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈviːɡən/.
What does "vegan" mean?
As an adjective, "vegan" means: Not containing animal products (meat, eggs, milk, leather, etc) or inherently involving animal use.
What words are commonly confused with "vegan"?
"vegan" is commonly confused with "vein", "vera", "Venn". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "vegan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "vegan" is /ˈviːɡən/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "vegan"?
Etymology tree Middle English vegetable English vegetable English -arian English vegetarian English vegan Clipping of vegetarian or vegetable, 1944. Coined by English vegan activist Donald Watson of the Vegan Society and first used in the name of ... See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "vegan", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

purse7 variantsfloat7 variantspipes7 variantsgrove7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list