# Cyril

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈsɪɹəl/ · frequency rank #16,679

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Ancient Greek; best known for a ninth century missionary to the Slavs.

## Etymology
Via Late Latin Cȳrillus, from Ancient Greek Κύριλλος (Kúrillos), from κύριος (kúrios, “lord, master”).

## Easily confused with
- **Cyrus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cyril-vs-cyrus)
- **CRI** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cri-vs-cyril)
- **carl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carl-vs-cyril)
- **coil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coil-vs-cyril)
- **curl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curl-vs-cyril)
- **crib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crib-vs-cyril)
- **Ctrl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ctrl-vs-cyril)
- **Cris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cris-vs-cyril)
- **crit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crit-vs-cyril)
- **crim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/crim-vs-cyril)
- **civil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/civil-vs-cyril)
- **Chris** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/chris-vs-cyril)
- **carol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/carol-vs-cyril)
- **coral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/coral-vs-cyril)
- **Cecil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cecil-vs-cyril)
- **curie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curie-vs-cyril)
- **cynic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/cynic-vs-cyril)
- **curia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/curia-vs-cyril)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ccyril`, `cryil`, `cyirl`, `cyrill`, `cyrli`, `cyrril`, `cyyril`, `ycril`

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