# Ayala

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,294

## Definitions
1. A surname from Spanish [in turn from Basque].

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Ayala, from Basque Aiara, after a town in Álvara, Basque Country.

## Easily confused with
- **azalea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ayala-vs-azalea)
- **AAA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aaa-vs-ayala)
- **ala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ala-vs-ayala)
- **aya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aya-vs-ayala)
- **anal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/anal-vs-ayala)
- **Amal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amal-vs-ayala)
- **Alla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alla-vs-ayala)
- **Alana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/alana-vs-ayala)
- **Asada** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/asada-vs-ayala)
- **Amara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amara-vs-ayala)
- **Amaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/amaya-vs-ayala)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aayla`, `ayaal`, `ayalla`, `aylaa`, `ayyala`, `yaala`

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