BHA
"bha" is a 3-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“BHA” is uncommon English (frequency #50,976 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,976
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.
Corpus desk
Index EN-bha · BHA · English
BHA · rank #50,976 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,976
- LEN-MID 3 letters
- VOW-1 1 vowel
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Bex
Nearest frequency peer: Bex (-1 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Long-tail ranks near “BHA”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- Bethune
Bethune
49,029 corpus weight
- Bex
Bex
49,026 corpus weight
- BHA
BHA
49,025 corpus weight
- bhakti
bhakti
49,024 corpus weight
- bigs
bigs
49,023 corpus weight
- billowing
billowing
49,022 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “BHA” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | BHA |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| Letters | 3 |
| Frequency rank | #50,976 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “BHA” in English
Rare enough to double-check
BHA is uncommon English at frequency #50,976 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for BHA in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct English form is BHA, spelled B-H-A.
Definition
- 1Initialism of butylated hydroxyanisole.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how BHA appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
Among the effective agents, studies in animals and people indicate, are the preservatives BHA and BHT, which are commonly added to cereals and baked goods, and a group of chemicals naturally present in such vegetables as cabbage, Brussels sprouts and broccoli.
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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