# Zhen

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /dʒɛn/ · frequency rank #42,502

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From the Hanyu Pinyin romanization of the Mandarin 甄 (Zhēn).

## Easily confused with
- **Zoe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zoe)
- **zhu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zhu)
- **Zion** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zion)
- **zhou** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zhou)
- **Zheng** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zheng)
- **Zhong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhen-vs-zhong)
- **ze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ze-vs-zhen)
- **Zen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zen-vs-zhen)
- **zee** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zee-vs-zhen)
- **zed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zed-vs-zhen)
- **Zhao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhao-vs-zhen)
- **Zayn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zayn-vs-zhen)
- **Zeno** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zeno-vs-zhen)
- **zain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zain-vs-zhen)
- **zhang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/zhang-vs-zhen)

## Common misspellings (6)
`hzen`, `zehn`, `zhenn`, `zhhen`, `zhne`, `zzhen`

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