# Khalil

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #26,856

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic خَلِيل (ḵalīl, “friend”).

## Easily confused with
- **kali** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kali-vs-khalil)
- **khaki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khaki-vs-khalil)
- **Khalid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khalid-vs-khalil)
- **Khaled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khaled-vs-khalil)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hkalil`, `kahlil`, `khaill`, `khalill`, `khalli`, `khallil`, `khhalil`, `khlail`, `kkhalil`

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