# girl

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈɡɜːl/ · frequency rank #413

## Definitions
1. A female child.
2. A woman, especially a young and often attractive woman.
3. A term of address to a female (see usage notes)
4. One's girlfriend.
5. One's daughter.
6. A female friend.
7. A female non-human animal, especially, in affectionate address, a female pet, especially a dog.
8. A female (tree, gene, etc).
9. A machine or vehicle, especially one that the speaker uses often and is fond of.
10. A female servant; a maid. (see usage notes)
11. Cocaine, especially in powder form.
12. A queen (the playing card).
13. A roebuck two years old.
14. A child of any gender.

## Etymology
From Middle English gerle, girle, gyrle (“young person (boy or girl)”), perhaps from Old English *gyrele, from Proto-West Germanic *gurilā, from a zero-grade diminutive of *gaurā (“young child”) + *-ilā. Ultimately of unknown origin. Doublet of gal/gyal and gyaru.

## Easily confused with
- **GR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gr)
- **GL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gl)
- **git** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-git)
- **GRE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gre)
- **gul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gul)
- **GRU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gru)
- **GOL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gol)
- **GTR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gtr)
- **gro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gro)
- **gor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gor)
- **grr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-grr)
- **grt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-grt)
- **give** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-give)
- **goal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-goal)
- **guru** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-guru)
- **gore** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gore)
- **gist** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gist)
- **giro** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-giro)
- **gull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gull)
- **gory** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/girl-vs-gory)

## Common misspellings (6)
`ggirl`, `gilr`, `girll`, `girrl`, `gril`, `igrl`

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