# Michal

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /miˈxɑl/ · frequency rank #39,427

## Definitions
1. A daughter of Saul and wife of David in the Old Testament.
2. A female given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Hebrew מִיכַל (mikhál, “Michal”).

## Easily confused with
- **mocha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mocha)
- **Misha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-misha)
- **Michel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-michel)
- **mishap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mishap)
- **mitral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mitral)
- **Michele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-michele)
- **Mikhail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mikhail)
- **Micheal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-micheal)
- **Mitchel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mitchel)
- **mica** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mica-vs-michal)
- **mahal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-michal)
- **Micah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micah-vs-michal)
- **mecha** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mecha-vs-michal)
- **McHale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mchale-vs-michal)
- **Michael** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michael-vs-michal)
- **Michaels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michaels-vs-michal)
- **Michaela** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michaela-vs-michal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imchal`, `mcihal`, `micahl`, `micchal`, `michall`, `michhal`, `michla`, `mihcal`, `mmichal`

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