Haj or hajj?
haj is a noun meaning “Alternative spelling of hajj”; hajj is a noun meaning “The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of…”. Wiktionary gives them as spellings of the same word. In written English (wordfreq, 2021 data) hajj is about 3.2 times as common as haj.
What is the difference between haj and hajj?
| haj | hajj | |
|---|---|---|
| Part of speech | noun | noun |
| Meaning | Alternative spelling of hajj Clipping of blahaj | The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam |
| Example | none recorded | none recorded |
| Forms | hajs | hajjes |
| Pronunciation | not recorded | /hæd͡ʒ/ /hɑːd͡ʒ/ /hʌd͡ʒ/ |
| In writing | about once in every 3 million words | 1.1 times per million words |
Sources: haj and hajj in the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
Every current meaning of haj and hajj
haj
- 1
Alternative spelling of hajj
- 2
Clipping of blahaj
hajj
- 1
The pilgrimage to Mecca made by pious Muslims; the fifth of the five pillars of Islam
Source: the English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0); obsolete, archaic, dialect and rare senses left out.
Which is more common, haj or hajj?
haj appears about once in every 3 million words; hajj 1.1 times per million words.
haj about once in every 3 million wordshajj 1.1 times per million words
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).