# Paul

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /pɔːl/ · frequency rank #997

## Definitions
1. In the New Testament, Saul, Apostle to the Gentiles and author of fourteen epistles.
2. A male given name from Latin of biblical origin.
3. A surname originating as a patronymic.
4. A place name:
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## Etymology
From Latin Paulus, from paulus (“small”). Doublet of Pablo and Paolo.

## Easily confused with
- **PL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pl)
- **PU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pu)
- **put** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-put)
- **pay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pay)
- **pub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pub)
- **ppl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-ppl)
- **pup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pup)
- **pun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pun)
- **paw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-paw)
- **pol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pol)
- **pax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pax)
- **Paz** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-paz)
- **pug** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pug)
- **pus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pus)
- **PSU** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-psu)
- **pur** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pur)
- **Pil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pil)
- **PSL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-psl)
- **PCL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-pcl)
- **plus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/paul-vs-plus)

## Common misspellings (5)
`apul`, `palu`, `paull`, `ppaul`, `pual`

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