# Bilal

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #35,632

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname.

## Etymology
From Arabic بِلَال (bilāl), specially Bilāl ibn Rabāḥ.

## Easily confused with
- **bla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bla)
- **bill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bill)
- **bull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bull)
- **blah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-blah)
- **bile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bile)
- **bola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bola)
- **bills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bills)
- **billy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-billy)
- **brill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-brill)
- **bilbo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bilbo)
- **bilge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bilge)
- **bylaw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bylaw)
- **bridal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bridal)
- **Bilbao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bilal-vs-bilbao)
- **bal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bal-vs-bilal)
- **BIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bia-vs-bilal)
- **ball** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ball-vs-bilal)
- **bell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bell-vs-bilal)
- **bias** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/bias-vs-bilal)
- **beal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/beal-vs-bilal)

## Common misspellings (7)
`bbilal`, `biall`, `bilall`, `billa`, `billal`, `blial`, `iblal`

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