# Purcell

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈpɝsl̩/ · frequency rank #27,609

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. An unincorporated community in Knox County, Indiana, United States.
3. A small city in Jasper County, Missouri, United States.
4. A city, the county seat of McClain County, Oklahoma, United States.

## Etymology
From Latin porcellus.

## Easily confused with
- **purely** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/purcell-vs-purely)
- **parcel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parcel-vs-purcell)
- **parcels** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parcels-vs-purcell)
- **Parnell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/parnell-vs-purcell)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ppurcell`, `prucell`, `pucrell`, `purccell`, `purcel`, `purclel`, `purecll`, `purrcell`, `uprcell`

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