# eagle

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈiːɡəl/ · frequency rank #5,785

## Definitions
1. Any of several large carnivorous and carrion-eating birds in the family Accipitridae, having a powerful hooked bill and keen vision.
2. A gold coin with a face value of ten dollars, formerly used in the United States.
3. A 13th-century coin minted in Europe and circulated in England as a debased sterling silver penny, outlawed under Edward I of England.
4. A score of two under par for a hole.

## Etymology
From Middle English egle, from Anglo-Norman egle, from Old French aigle, from Latin aquila. Displaced native Middle English ern, earn, arn, from Old English earn (“eagle”). More at erne.

## Easily confused with
- **ele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-ele)
- **edge** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-edge)
- **ease** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-ease)
- **earl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-earl)
- **early** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-early)
- **exile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-exile)
- **Earle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-earle)
- **engle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-engle)
- **enable** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eagle-vs-enable)
- **eager** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/eager-vs-eagle)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aegle`, `eagel`, `eaggle`, `eaglle`, `ealge`, `egale`

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