# Napoleon

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nəˈpəʊ.li.ən/ · frequency rank #10,091

## Definitions
1. Napoleon Bonaparte (1769–1821), a French military commander and political leader.
2. A male given name from Italian sometimes given in honor of the French emperor.
3. A village in Silesia, Poland.
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13. A surname.

## Etymology
From French Napoléon, from Italian Napoleone, name of an early saint, of uncertain origin; possibly from the Germanic clan name Nibelung. By folk etymology explained as Napoli (“Naples”) + leone (“lion”).

## Easily confused with
- **Napoleonic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/napoleon-vs-napoleonic)

## Common misspellings (11)
`anpoleon`, `naopleon`, `naploeon`, `napoelon`, `napoleno`, `napoleonn`, `napolleon`, `napoloen`, `nappoleon`, `nnapoleon`, `npaoleon`

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