# Dahl

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #25,028

## Definitions
1. A surname of Scandinavian origin.
2. Roald Dahl, a British writer.

## Etymology
From Danish, Norwegian and Swedish Dahl. Doublet of Dale and Dell.

## Easily confused with
- **DL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dl)
- **day** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-day)
- **dan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dan)
- **del** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-del)
- **dam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dam)
- **das** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-das)
- **duh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-duh)
- **dat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dat)
- **dar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dar)
- **dai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dai)
- **DHS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dhs)
- **dal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dal)
- **dak** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dak)
- **DAW** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-daw)
- **Dax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dax)
- **dao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dao)
- **doh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-doh)
- **dol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dol)
- **DSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dsl)
- **DHA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dahl-vs-dha)

## Common misspellings (6)
`adhl`, `dahhl`, `dahll`, `dalh`, `ddahl`, `dhal`

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