# Nickels

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #38,069

## Definitions
1. A surname originating as a patronymic.

## Etymology
One of the variant spellings of Nichols, from Nichol, a Middle English vernacular form of the given name Nicholas + the suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **nicks** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nickels-vs-nicks)
- **nicely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicely-vs-nickels)
- **nickel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nickel-vs-nickels)
- **nicked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nicked-vs-nickels)
- **Nichols** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/nichols-vs-nickels)

## Common misspellings (11)
`inckels`, `ncikels`, `nicckels`, `nicekls`, `nickells`, `nickelss`, `nickesl`, `nickkels`, `nickles`, `nikcels`, `nnickels`

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