# DeKalb

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,952

## Definitions
1. Ellipsis of DeKalb County.
2. A surname. Alternative form of de Kalb.

## Etymology
From de Kalb.

## Easily confused with
- **Denali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dekalb-vs-denali)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-dekalb)
- **deals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deals-vs-dekalb)
- **dealt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/dealt-vs-dekalb)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-dekalb)
- **decals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decals-vs-dekalb)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ddekalb`, `deaklb`, `dekabl`, `dekalbb`, `dekallb`, `dekkalb`, `deklab`, `dkealb`, `edkalb`

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