# Yuen

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #40,095

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Cantonese 袁 (jyun4) or 阮 (jyun2).

## Easily confused with
- **yup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yup)
- **yum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yum)
- **Yun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yun)
- **Yui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yui)
- **yuk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yuk)
- **yuh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yuh)
- **Yuri** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yuri)
- **Yves** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yves)
- **Yuki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yuki)
- **Yule** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yule)
- **Yuna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yuna)
- **yumi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yumi)
- **Yukon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yuen-vs-yukon)
- **ye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ye-vs-yuen)
- **yu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yu-vs-yuen)
- **yet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yet-vs-yuen)
- **yes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yes-vs-yuen)
- **yep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yep-vs-yuen)
- **yea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yea-vs-yuen)
- **yen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/yen-vs-yuen)

## Common misspellings (5)
`uyen`, `yeun`, `yuenn`, `yune`, `yyuen`

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