# Rahul

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #18,168

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Sanskrit.

## Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit राहुल (rāhula)

## Easily confused with
- **rail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahul-vs-rail)
- **Raju** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahul-vs-raju)
- **Raoul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahul-vs-raoul)
- **ravel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahul-vs-ravel)
- **Raquel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahul-vs-raquel)
- **rah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rah-vs-rahul)
- **Rahim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rahim-vs-rahul)
- **Rachel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rachel-vs-rahul)

## Common misspellings (7)
`arhul`, `rahhul`, `rahlu`, `rahull`, `rauhl`, `rhaul`, `rrahul`

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