# axel

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈæk.səl/ · frequency rank #20,041

## Definitions
1. A jump that includes one (or more than one) complete turn and a half turn while in the air.

## Etymology
Named after Norwegian skater Axel Paulsen (1855–1938), who in 1882 became the first to perform the jump.

## Easily confused with
- **aye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-aye)
- **axis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axis)
- **axle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axle)
- **axes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axes)
- **Ayer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-ayer)
- **axon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axon)
- **axial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axial)
- **axles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axel-vs-axles)
- **AL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/al-vs-axel)
- **AE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ae-vs-axel)
- **ax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ax-vs-axel)
- **are** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/are-vs-axel)
- **all** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/all-vs-axel)
- **age** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/age-vs-axel)
- **ate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ate-vs-axel)
- **ace** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ace-vs-axel)
- **ave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ave-vs-axel)
- **AFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/afl-vs-axel)
- **awe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/awe-vs-axel)
- **axe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/axe-vs-axel)

## Common misspellings (4)
`aexl`, `axell`, `axxel`, `xael`

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