# Patil

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pəˈtɪl/ · frequency rank #46,102

## Definitions
1. A surname from Marathi or Kannada, meaning “village head”.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Marathi पाटील (pāṭīl, “village head”) or through Kannada ಪಾಟೀಲ (pāṭīla, “village head”), from Old Marathi 𑘢𑘘𑘺𑘩 (paṭaila), from Prakrit 𑀧𑀝𑁆𑀝𑀇𑀮𑁆𑀮 (paṭṭaïlla), from Sanskrit पट्टकिल (paṭṭakila). Doublet of Patel.

## Easily confused with
- **Pil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-pil)
- **Paul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-paul)
- **Phil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-phil)
- **pats** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-pats)
- **Putin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-putin)
- **pupil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-pupil)
- **Patty** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patty)
- **patio** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patio)
- **peril** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-peril)
- **petit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-petit)
- **Patsy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patsy)
- **Pavel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-pavel)
- **petal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-petal)
- **Patna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patna)
- **Paton** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-paton)
- **patrol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patrol)
- **patina** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patil-vs-patina)
- **pat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pat-vs-patil)
- **PAL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/pal-vs-patil)
- **paid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paid-vs-patil)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aptil`, `paitl`, `patill`, `patli`, `pattil`, `ppatil`, `ptail`

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