# Cornwell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈkɔːn.wɛl/ · frequency rank #45,296

## Definitions
1. A surname.

## Etymology
From Old English crana (“cranes”) + well (“spring, well”).

## Easily confused with
- **Cowell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornwell-vs-cowell)
- **Cornell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornell-vs-cornwell)
- **Connell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/connell-vs-cornwell)
- **corneal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corneal-vs-cornwell)
- **Cornwall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cornwall-vs-cornwell)

## Common misspellings (11)
`ccornwell`, `conrwell`, `cornewll`, `cornnwell`, `cornwel`, `cornwlel`, `cornwwell`, `corrnwell`, `corwnell`, `cronwell`, `ocrnwell`

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