# Cornell

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,361

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. Any of a number of towns in English-speaking countries.
3. Cornell University
4. A male given name.

## Etymology
From Cornwall, spelling conflated with the Latin family name Cornelius.

## Easily confused with
- **corner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-corner)
- **Cowell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-cowell)
- **cornet** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-cornet)
- **corners** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-corners)
- **Cornwall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-cornwall)
- **Cornwell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-cornwell)
- **cornea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornea-vs-cornell)
- **corned** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corned-vs-cornell)
- **Connell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connell-vs-cornell)
- **corneal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corneal-vs-cornell)
- **Connelly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connelly-vs-cornell)
- **Cornelia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornelia-vs-cornell)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ccornell`, `conrell`, `corenll`, `cornel`, `cornlel`, `cornnell`, `corrnell`, `cronell`, `ocrnell`

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