# hala vs hilal

> English confusable word pair

## The two words

### hala
*noun · frequency rank #40,727*
Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

### hilal
*adjective · IPA /ˈhaɪ.ləl/ · frequency rank #45,427*
Of or pertaining to a hilum.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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