# Caleb

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkeɪ.ləb/ · frequency rank #14,487

## Definitions
1. Caleb the son of Jephunneh, an Israelite who entered Canaan with Joshua.
2. A male given name from Hebrew first used by Puritans.

## Etymology
From Late Latin Caleb, Calebus, from Koine Greek Χάλεβ (Kháleb), from Biblical Hebrew כָּלֵב (Kālēḇ), possibly related to כֶּלֶב (keleḇ, “dog”), referring to the unconditional devotion of dogs to their masters.

## Easily confused with
- **care** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-care)
- **case** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-case)
- **call** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-call)
- **came** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-came)
- **club** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-club)
- **calm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-calm)
- **cape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cape)
- **cave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cave)
- **cole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cole)
- **cane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cane)
- **calf** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-calf)
- **Cali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cali)
- **carb** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-carb)
- **cate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cate)
- **Cleo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cleo)
- **clem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-clem)
- **cases** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cases)
- **calls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-calls)
- **cares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cares)
- **cared** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/caleb-vs-cared)

## Common misspellings (6)
`acleb`, `caelb`, `calebb`, `calleb`, `ccaleb`, `claeb`

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