# Gayle

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ɡeɪl/ · frequency rank #23,551

## Definitions
1. A female given name, a fanciful spelling of Gail, shortened form of Abigail.
2. A male given name transferred from the surname.
3. A surname.
4. A South African argot (jargon) used in South African gay and same-sex communities, primarily by Indo-European based speakers.

## Easily confused with
- **gays** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gayle-vs-gays)
- **gaze** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gayle-vs-gaze)
- **guile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gayle-vs-guile)
- **Gay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gay-vs-gayle)
- **gal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gal-vs-gayle)
- **game** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/game-vs-gayle)
- **gave** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gave-vs-gayle)
- **gala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gala-vs-gayle)
- **gale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gale-vs-gayle)
- **Gail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gail-vs-gayle)
- **Gabe** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gabe-vs-gayle)
- **gall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gall-vs-gayle)
- **gals** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gals-vs-gayle)
- **gage** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gage-vs-gayle)
- **Gaul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaul-vs-gayle)
- **Gaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaye-vs-gayle)
- **Gael** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gael-vs-gayle)
- **gaol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaol-vs-gayle)
- **Gaya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gaya-vs-gayle)
- **gare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gare-vs-gayle)

## Common misspellings (7)
`agyle`, `galye`, `gayel`, `gaylle`, `gayyle`, `ggayle`, `gyale`

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