# Mikel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #34,196

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Basque, equivalent to English Michael.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Basque Mikel.

## Easily confused with
- **mil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mil)
- **mine** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mine)
- **mile** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mile)
- **mill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mill)
- **mite** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mite)
- **mime** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mime)
- **Miki** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-miki)
- **mire** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mire)
- **model** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-model)
- **miles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-miles)
- **mixed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mixed)
- **mines** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mines)
- **motel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-motel)
- **miner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-miner)
- **Miley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-miley)
- **Mixer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mixer)
- **mined** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mined)
- **Mikey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mikey)
- **mired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-mired)
- **morel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mikel-vs-morel)

## Common misspellings (7)
`imkel`, `miekl`, `mikell`, `mikkel`, `mikle`, `mkiel`, `mmikel`

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