# Micheal

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #36,248

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Hebrew.
2. Misspelling of Michael.

## Etymology
Anglicised form of Irish Mícheál or Scottish Gaelic Mìcheal. Also a spelling variant of Michael, generally considered erroneous.

## Easily confused with
- **Michel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micheal-vs-michel)
- **Michele** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micheal-vs-michele)
- **Mitchel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micheal-vs-mitchel)
- **Mitchell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micheal-vs-mitchell)
- **Michelle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/micheal-vs-michelle)
- **Michal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-micheal)
- **Michael** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michael-vs-micheal)

## Common misspellings (9)
`imcheal`, `mciheal`, `miccheal`, `micehal`, `micheall`, `michela`, `michheal`, `mihceal`, `mmicheal`

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