Michal
/miˈxɑl/
"michal" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Michal” is a moderately-common English word, ranked #39,427 in English word frequency and used as a proper noun.
- #39,427
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
- 9
- tracked misspellings
- 17
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Michal |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /miˈxɑl/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #39,427 |
| Misspellings tracked | 9 |
| Confusable pairs | 17 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Michal” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for Michal is 6 letters long, classified as a proper noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /miˈxɑl/. Corpus data places it at rank #39,427 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Michal, with forms such as "imchal", "mcihal", and "micahl". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "mocha", "Misha", "Michel", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”). The correct English form is Michal, spelled M-I-C-H-A-L.
Definition
- 1A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
- 2A female given name from Hebrew.
Etymology
From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as: imchal,mcihal,micahl,micchal,michall,michhal,michla,mihcal,mmichal
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Michal - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Michal”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-I-C-H-A-L - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /miˈxɑl/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Don't mix it up with “mocha” - see the side-by-side comparison. Michal vs mocha
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.