# DePaul

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,182

## Definitions
1. A surname from Italian.

## Etymology
Americanized version of Di Paolo.

## Easily confused with
- **detail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depaul-vs-detail)
- **derail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depaul-vs-derail)
- **deal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/deal-vs-depaul)
- **decal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/decal-vs-depaul)
- **depart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/depart-vs-depaul)
- **default** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/default-vs-depaul)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ddepaul`, `deapul`, `depalu`, `depaull`, `deppaul`, `depual`, `dpeaul`, `edpaul`

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