# Gilead

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɡɪliæd/ · frequency rank #34,079

## Definitions
1. A region east of the Jordan river.
2. A male given name from Hebrew in occasional use.
3. An illiberal and oppressive place, especially on matters related to women's rights, reproduction, or sex (from the theocratic dystopia in Margaret Atwood's novel The Handmaid's Tale).
4. A suburb of Sydney in the Campbelltown council area, New South Wales, Australia.

## Etymology
From Hebrew גִּלְעָד (gilʻád).

## Easily confused with
- **glad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilead-vs-glad)
- **Giles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilead-vs-giles)
- **gleam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilead-vs-gleam)
- **glean** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilead-vs-glean)
- **Gillard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilead-vs-gillard)
- **gila** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gila-vs-gilead)
- **gilda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilda-vs-gilead)
- **gilded** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/gilded-vs-gilead)

## Common misspellings (8)
`ggilead`, `gielad`, `gilaed`, `gileadd`, `gileda`, `gillead`, `gliead`, `iglead`

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