# Yoon

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #21,121

## Definitions
1. A surname from Korean.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Korean 윤(尹) (Yun).

## Easily confused with
- **you** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-you)
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yun)
- **yow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yow)
- **your** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-your)
- **york** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-york)
- **yuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yuan)
- **yous** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yous)
- **Yuen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yuen)
- **yore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yore)
- **yoyo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yoyo)
- **young** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-young)
- **Yukon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoon-vs-yukon)
- **yo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yo-vs-yoon)
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yen-vs-yoon)
- **yan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yan-vs-yoon)
- **yoo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yoo-vs-yoon)
- **yin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yin-vs-yoon)
- **Yao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yao-vs-yoon)
- **yeo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yeo-vs-yoon)
- **yon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yon-vs-yoon)

## Common misspellings (4)
`oyon`, `yono`, `yoonn`, `yyoon`

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