# Kaoru

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,844

## Definitions
1. A unisex given name from Japanese.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese かおる (Kaoru).

## Easily confused with
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kar)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kor)
- **Karl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-karl)
- **kara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kara)
- **kart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kart)
- **Kari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kari)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-kors)
- **Karp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaoru-vs-karp)
- **kaiju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kaiju-vs-kaoru)

## Common misspellings (6)
`akoru`, `kaorru`, `kaour`, `karou`, `kkaoru`, `koaru`

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