# Karl

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #7,149

## Definitions
1. A male given name from the Germanic languages, equivalent to English Charles.

## Etymology
From German and North Germanic (Scandinavian) Karl, from Germanic. Doublet of Charles.

## Easily confused with
- **KL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kl)
- **kay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kay)
- **kat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kat)
- **KKR** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kkr)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kor)
- **ker** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-ker)
- **kill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kill)
- **Kate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kate)
- **Kurt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kurt)
- **kirk** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kirk)
- **Katy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-katy)
- **Kerr** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kerr)
- **Katz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-katz)
- **kart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kart)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kool)
- **Kira** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kira)
- **keel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-keel)
- **kern** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kern)
- **Kaye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kaye)
- **Kato** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/karl-vs-kato)

## Common misspellings (6)
`akrl`, `kalr`, `karll`, `karrl`, `kkarl`, `kral`

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