# gaol

> English word · Noun · IPA /d͡ʒeɪl/ · frequency rank #35,310

## Definitions
1. Dated spelling of jail.

## Etymology
From Middle English gayole, gaiol, gaylle, gaille, gayle, gaile, via Old French gaiole, gayolle, gaole, from Medieval Latin gabiola, for Late Latin caveola, a diminutive of Latin cavea (“cavity, coop, cage”). See also cage.

## Easily confused with
- **go** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-go)
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gl)
- **got** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-got)
- **god** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-god)
- **gas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gas)
- **Gay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gay)
- **gap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gap)
- **GOP** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gop)
- **gel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gel)
- **Gil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gil)
- **goo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-goo)
- **Goa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-goa)
- **GMO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gmo)
- **Guo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-guo)
- **gar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gar)
- **Gio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gio)
- **Gaz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gaz)
- **gul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gul)
- **gat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gat)
- **GLO** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-glo)

## Common misspellings (3)
`agol`, `gaoll`, `ggaol`

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