# Cecile

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /səˈsiːl/ · frequency rank #45,257

## Definitions
1. A female given name from Latin.

## Etymology
From French Cécile, from Anglo-Norman Cecile, from Latin Caecilia.

## Easily confused with
- **cycle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecile-vs-cycle)
- **Chile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecile-vs-chile)
- **Celine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecile-vs-celine)
- **Cecily** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecile-vs-cecily)
- **Cecilia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecile-vs-cecilia)
- **Cecil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cecile)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccecile`, `cceile`, `ceccile`, `ceciel`, `cecille`, `ceclie`, `ceicle`, `eccile`

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