# ralph

> English word · Verb · IPA /ɹælf/ · frequency rank #6,090

## Definitions
1. To vomit.

## Etymology
US 1960s, of uncertain origin, apparently derived from a use of the male name Ralph, but perhaps imitative.

## Easily confused with
- **rap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-rap)
- **rape** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-rape)
- **ramp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-ramp)
- **rash** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-rash)
- **rath** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-rath)
- **Rapp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-rapp)
- **ranch** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-ranch)
- **raspy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ralph-vs-raspy)
- **rah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rah-vs-ralph)
- **rally** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rally-vs-ralph)
- **rajah** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/rajah-vs-ralph)

## Common misspellings (8)
`arlph`, `ralhp`, `rallph`, `ralphh`, `ralpph`, `raplh`, `rlaph`, `rralph`

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