Ivan

\i.vɑ̃\

/\i.vɑ̃\/ name

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The verdict

“Ivan” sits in 20 confusable pairs (corpus #10,180) as a proper noun. The look-alike neighbours are the real trap.

#10,180
frequency rank, French
3,561
“I” headwords
4
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Prénom masculin d’origine slave.

Corpus desk

Index FR-ivan · Ivan · French

Ivan · rank #10,180 · 4 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #10,180
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-LOW 4 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,561
  • PHOTO-FINISH isolée

Nearest frequency peer: isolée (-1 rank slots)

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.

Voisins de fréquence du confusable « Ivan »

Pairs de poids proche dans le corpus, séparés des confusables ci-dessous

corpus weight

What this shows Les barres placent « Ivan » face aux lemmes français les plus proches par rang, pas un reprint du bureau des confusables.

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).

Ivan vs IVG
25% similar
Ivan vs ive
25% similar
Ivan vs ivy
25% similar

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

Key facts for Ivan
PropertyValue
HeadwordIvan
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.vɑ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#10,180
Misspellings tracked4
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Rang de corpus près des confusables de « Ivan »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Ivanse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « isolée » (#10,179), « jalouse » (#10,181), « incite » (#10,178). Parmi 3,561 lemmes en « I », « Ivan » est au #10,180. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Easy to mix with look-alikes

The spelling risk for Ivan is neighbouring look-alikes ("IVG", "ive", …), not just typos; it is aproper noun pronounced \i.vɑ̃\. Frequency #10,180 among 3,561 “I” headwords. Gloss: "Prénom masculin d’origine slave.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 4 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ivan, with forms such as "iavn", "ivann", and "ivna". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "IVG", "ive", "ivy", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct French form is Ivan, spelled I-V-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    Prénom masculin d’origine slave.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. La demeure est ouverte depuis le 22 mars et accueille une famille ukrainienne de huit enfants orphelins de 5 à 17 ans avec leurs parents adoptifs, Ivan et Svitlana Levishko.
  2. C’est une mesure stupide, s’indigne Ivan Sébla, médecin dans les Yvelines.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • iavn
  • ivann
  • ivna
  • ivvan

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ivan - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

iavn2ivann1ivna2ivvan1
Edit distance from "Ivan"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ivan"?
"Ivan" is spelled I-V-A-N. The IPA pronunciation is \i.vɑ̃\.
What does "Ivan" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ivan" means: Prénom masculin d’origine slave.
What words are commonly confused with "Ivan"?
"Ivan" is commonly confused with "IVG", "ive", "ivy". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Ivan"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Ivan" is \i.vɑ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Ivan" come from?
"Ivan" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

manu#10,190Gand#10,167pipi#10,208secs#10,237

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list