# Kala

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,628

## Definitions
1. A surname from Sanskrit.

## Etymology
Hindu surname from Sanskrit कला (kalā).

## Easily confused with
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kl)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kay)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kat)
- **KIA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kia)
- **kan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kan)
- **kam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kam)
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kar)
- **KDA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kda)
- **KLM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-klm)
- **kya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kya)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kill)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kate)
- **Kyle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kyle)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-karl)
- **Kane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kane)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-katy)
- **kang** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kang)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kara)
- **kale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-kale)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kala-vs-katz)

## Common misspellings (5)
`akla`, `kaal`, `kalla`, `kkala`, `klaa`

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