# Patel vs patrol

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### Patel
*name · IPA /pəˈtɛl/ · frequency rank #15,242*
A surname from Gujarati, meaning “village headman”.

### patrol
*noun · IPA /pəˈtɹəʊl/ · frequency rank #5,720*
A going of the rounds along the chain of sentinels and between the posts, by a guard, usually consisting of three or four men, to insure greater security from attacks on the outposts.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
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