# Faisal

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #30,791

## Definitions
1. A surname from Arabic.
2. A male given name from Arabic.

## Etymology
From Arabic فَيْصَل (fayṣal, literally “arbiter”).

## Easily confused with
- **FISA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faisal-vs-fisa)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faisal-vs-final)
- **fatal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faisal-vs-fatal)
- **fiscal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faisal-vs-fiscal)
- **futsal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/faisal-vs-futsal)
- **fail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fail-vs-faisal)
- **FAFSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fafsa-vs-faisal)
- **facial** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/facial-vs-faisal)

## Common misspellings (8)
`afisal`, `faiasl`, `faisall`, `faisla`, `faissal`, `fasial`, `ffaisal`, `fiasal`

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