# corral

> English word · Noun · IPA /kəˈɹæl/ · frequency rank #26,735

## Definitions
1. An enclosure for livestock, especially a circular one.
2. An enclosure or area to concentrate a dispersed group.
3. A circle of wagons, either for the purpose of trapping livestock, or for defense.

## Etymology
From Spanish corral. Doublet of kraal.

## Easily confused with
- **Curran** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corral-vs-curran)
- **Correa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corral-vs-correa)
- **corrie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corral-vs-corrie)
- **costal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corral-vs-costal)
- **coal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coal-vs-corral)
- **Cora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cora-vs-corral)
- **corr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corr-vs-corral)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coral-vs-corral)
- **cobra** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cobra-vs-corral)
- **cereal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cereal-vs-corral)
- **Conrad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/conrad-vs-corral)
- **choral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/choral-vs-corral)
- **carnal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carnal-vs-corral)
- **carpal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carpal-vs-corral)
- **chiral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chiral-vs-corral)
- **Cormac** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cormac-vs-corral)
- **cordial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cordial-vs-corral)
- **corneal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corneal-vs-corral)
- **coronal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coronal-vs-corral)
- **corporal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/corporal-vs-corral)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ccorral`, `corarl`, `corrall`, `corrla`, `croral`, `ocrral`

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