# Nell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /nɛl/ · frequency rank #24,251

## Definitions
1. A diminutive of the female given names Eleanor, Ellen, or Helen

## Easily confused with
- **NL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nl)
- **new** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-new)
- **net** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-net)
- **NFL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nfl)
- **NHL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nhl)
- **nil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nil)
- **NES** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nes)
- **NGL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-ngl)
- **ney** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-ney)
- **NEX** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nex)
- **ner** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-ner)
- **nep** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nep)
- **neu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-neu)
- **NPL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-npl)
- **next** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-next)
- **news** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-news)
- **nest** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nest)
- **nets** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nets)
- **null** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-null)
- **nerd** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nell-vs-nerd)

## Common misspellings (4)
`enll`, `nel`, `nlel`, `nnell`

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