# Mitchel

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #48,901

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.
2. A male given name from Hebrew transferred back from the surname.

## Etymology
Variant of Mitchell.

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

## Common misspellings (10)
`imtchel`, `micthel`, `mitcchel`, `mitcehl`, `mitchhel`, `mitchle`, `mithcel`, `mittchel`, `mmitchel`, `mtichel`

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