# Saul

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /sɔːl/ · frequency rank #12,137

## Definitions
1. The first king of Israel in the Old Testament.
2. The Hebrew name of Apostle Paul in the New Testament.
3. A male given name from Hebrew.
4. A surname.
5. A village in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7409).
6. A village near Downpatrick, County Down, Northern Ireland.
7. An unincorporated community in Perry County, Kentucky, United States.

## Etymology
From Hebrew שָׁאוּל (sha'úl, “asked for”). Doublet of Silas, which derived from Aramaic.

## Easily confused with
- **su** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-su)
- **SL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sl)
- **say** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-say)
- **saw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-saw)
- **sun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sun)
- **sub** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sub)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sum)
- **sue** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sue)
- **sol** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sol)
- **SUV** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-suv)
- **sup** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sup)
- **SQL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sql)
- **SNL** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-snl)
- **Stu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-stu)
- **sax** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sax)
- **Sus** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sus)
- **Sui** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sui)
- **sil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sil)
- **suh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-suh)
- **Sul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/saul-vs-sul)

## Common misspellings (5)
`asul`, `salu`, `saull`, `ssaul`, `sual`

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