# carl

> English word · Noun · IPA /kɑːl/ · frequency rank #4,743

## Definitions
1. A rude, rustic man; a churl.
2. A stingy person; a niggard.

## Etymology
From Middle English carl, from Old English carl, a borrowing from Old Norse karl (“man, husband”), from Proto-Germanic *karilaz. Doublet of ceorl, churl, and karl.

## Easily confused with
- **CR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cr)
- **Cl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cl)
- **cat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cat)
- **cry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cry)
- **col** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-col)
- **cas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cas)
- **CPR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cpr)
- **cor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cor)
- **CSR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-csr)
- **cpl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cpl)
- **CFR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cfr)
- **CRT** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-crt)
- **CRM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-crm)
- **CDR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cdr)
- **CFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cfl)
- **CTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-ctr)
- **cur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cur)
- **CRS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-crs)
- **CRO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cro)
- **CHR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-chr)

## Common misspellings (6)
`acrl`, `calr`, `carll`, `carrl`, `ccarl`, `cral`

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