# Mikhail

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #17,675

## Definitions
1. A transliteration of the Russian male given name Михаи́л (Mixaíl).

## Etymology
From Russian Михаи́л (Mixaíl, “Michael”), from Hebrew מיכאל. Doublet of Michael.

## Easily confused with
- **Michal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michal-vs-mikhail)
- **Michael** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/michael-vs-mikhail)

## Common misspellings (10)
`imkhail`, `mihkail`, `mikahil`, `mikhaill`, `mikhali`, `mikhhail`, `mikhial`, `mikkhail`, `mkihail`, `mmikhail`

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