# Kohl

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,950

## Definitions
1. A surname from German.

## Etymology
From the German surname, from Kohl (“cabbage”). Compare Koehl, Cole, Coll, Kail, Kale.

## Easily confused with
- **koi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-koi)
- **Kos** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kos)
- **Koo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-koo)
- **Kok** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kok)
- **kor** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kor)
- **kph** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kph)
- **Kop** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kop)
- **Kong** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kong)
- **kool** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kool)
- **KORS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kors)
- **Kuhn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kuhn)
- **Kona** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kona)
- **koko** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-koko)
- **Kota** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kota)
- **Kohn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kohn)
- **kook** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kook)
- **kono** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kono)
- **koji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-koji)
- **Kroll** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kroll)
- **Kohler** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kohl-vs-kohler)

## Common misspellings (6)
`khol`, `kkohl`, `kohhl`, `kohll`, `kolh`, `okhl`

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