# Raffles

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɹæfəlz/ · frequency rank #35,477

## Definitions
1. A surname.
2. The Raffles Hotel, Singapore.

## Etymology
May come from a Scandinavian source like Old Norse refr (“fox”) + hol (“hole”), or comes from Raphael, with a patronymic suffix -s.

## Easily confused with
- **rifles** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raffles-vs-rifles)
- **ruffle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raffles-vs-ruffle)
- **ruffled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raffles-vs-ruffled)
- **raffle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/raffle-vs-raffles)

## Common misspellings (9)
`arffles`, `raffels`, `raffless`, `rafflles`, `rafflse`, `rafles`, `raflfes`, `rfafles`, `rraffles`

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