# cabal

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈbɑːl/ · frequency rank #27,392

## Definitions
1. A putative, secret organization of individuals gathered for a political purpose.
2. A secret plot.
3. An identifiable group within the tradition of Discordianism.

## Etymology
From French cabale, from Medieval Latin cabbala, which in turn is derived from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “reception, something received”) (such as knowledge). Doublet of Kabbalah, as well as, more distantly, ghibli.

## Easily confused with
- **cal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cal)
- **CBA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cba)
- **call** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-call)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-coal)
- **carl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-carl)
- **Cuba** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cuba)
- **casa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-casa)
- **Cara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cara)
- **cabs** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cabs)
- **cava** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cava)
- **Cana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cana)
- **capa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-capa)
- **cable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cable)
- **canal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-canal)
- **cabin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cabin)
- **carol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-carol)
- **Cuban** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-cuban)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-coral)
- **camel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-camel)
- **carat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cabal-vs-carat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`acbal`, `caabl`, `caball`, `cabbal`, `cabla`, `cbaal`, `ccabal`

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