Ismail

name

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"ismail" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ismail” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #26,846. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#26,846
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.

Corpus desk

Index EN-ismail · Ismail · English

Ismail · rank #26,846 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #26,846
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Jana

Nearest frequency peer: Jana (+1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Ismail”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Ismail” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Ismail vs Israel
67% similar
Ismail vs ISIL
17% similar
Ismail vs Ishmael
71% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Ismail
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsmail
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#26,846
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Ismail”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Ismaillands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Jana” (#26,847), “islander” (#26,844), “Janis” (#26,848). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “Ismail” is #26,846. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Ismail, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #26,846 among 2,140 “I” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ismail, with forms such as "imsail", "isamil", and "ismaill". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Israel", "ISIL", "Ishmael", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael. The correct English form is Ismail, spelled I-S-M-A-I-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
  2. 2
    A transliteration of the Macedonian or Russian male given name Исмаил (Ismail).

Etymology

From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imsail
  • isamil
  • ismaill
  • ismali
  • ismial
  • ismmail
  • issmail
  • simail

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ismail - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

imsail2isamil2ismaill1ismali2ismial2ismmail1issmail1simail2
Edit distance from "Ismail"

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Ismail"?
"Ismail" is spelled I-S-M-A-I-L.
What does "Ismail" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ismail" means: Ishmael, the first son of Abraham; traditionally the ancestor of the Arabs and a prophet of Islam.
What words are commonly confused with "Ismail"?
"Ismail" is commonly confused with "Israel", "ISIL", "Ishmael". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Ismail"?
From Arabic إِسْمَاعِيل (ʔismāʕīl). Doublet of Ishmael. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Ismail", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Khalil#26,856lambda#26,857Lehigh#26,860impala#26,831

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Jillian8 variantslibido8 variantsHwang8 variantshertz8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list