# payroll

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈpeɪˌɹəʊl/ · frequency rank #10,250

## Definitions
1. A list of employees who receive salary or wages, together with the amounts due to each.
2. The total sum of money paid to employees.
3. The calculation of salaries and wages and the deduction of taxes etc.; the department in a company responsible for this.
4. Bribes paid to people.

## Etymology
From pay + roll.

## Easily confused with
- **patrol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patrol-vs-payroll)
- **parole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parole-vs-payroll)
- **patrols** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/patrols-vs-payroll)

## Common misspellings (9)
`apyroll`, `paryoll`, `payorll`, `payrlol`, `payrol`, `payrroll`, `payyroll`, `ppayroll`, `pyaroll`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-09-03.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/payroll