# Kumar

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #11,908

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

## Etymology
Transliteration of Hindi कुमार (kumār), etc.

## Easily confused with
- **kar** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kar-vs-kumar)
- **kama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kama-vs-kumar)
- **Kuan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kuan-vs-kumar)
- **Khmer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/khmer-vs-kumar)
- **Kamal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/kamal-vs-kumar)

## Common misspellings (7)
`kkumar`, `kmuar`, `kuamr`, `kumarr`, `kummar`, `kumra`, `ukmar`

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