# Fidel

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /fɪˈdɛl/ · frequency rank #22,375

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

## Etymology
Borrowed from Spanish Fidel.

## Easily confused with
- **fil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fil)
- **fie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fie)
- **five** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-five)
- **fire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fire)
- **fine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fine)
- **file** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-file)
- **fuel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fuel)
- **fill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fill)
- **fife** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fife)
- **Fido** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fido)
- **final** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-final)
- **field** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-field)
- **fixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fixed)
- **fired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fired)
- **filed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-filed)
- **files** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-files)
- **fires** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fires)
- **fines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fines)
- **fined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fined)
- **fixes** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/fidel-vs-fixes)

## Common misspellings (4)
`fdiel`, `ffidel`, `fidell`, `ifdel`

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