# AWOL

> English word · Adjective · IPA /ˈeɪ̯.wɔl/ · frequency rank #41,519

## Definitions
1. Absent without official leave (permission).

## Etymology
Acronym of absent without official leave, originally used in the United States military.

## Easily confused with
- **aww** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awol-vs-aww)
- **AWS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awol-vs-aws)
- **axel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awol-vs-axel)
- **awry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awol-vs-awry)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awol-vs-axon)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/al-vs-awol)
- **aw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aw-vs-awol)
- **ao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ao-vs-awol)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-vs-awol)
- **ago** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ago-vs-awol)
- **AFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afl-vs-awol)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awe-vs-awol)
- **ACL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/acl-vs-awol)
- **AOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aol-vs-awol)
- **ado** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ado-vs-awol)
- **Ahl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahl-vs-awol)
- **AOC** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aoc-vs-awol)
- **ASL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asl-vs-awol)
- **ATO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ato-vs-awol)
- **awa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awa-vs-awol)

## Common misspellings (5)
`aowl`, `awlo`, `awoll`, `awwol`, `waol`

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