challah
/ˈxɑ(ː).lə/
"challah" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“challah” is uncommon English (frequency #89,215 among 43,570 “C” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #89,215
- frequency rank, English
- 43,570
- “C” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | challah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #89,215 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “challah” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
challah is uncommon English at frequency #89,215 among 43,570 “C” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
The misspelling generator found no plausible variants for challah, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale). The correct English form is challah, spelled C-H-A-L-L-A-H.
Definition
- 1A traditional bread eaten by Ashkenazi Jews, usually braided for the Sabbath and round for a yom tov.
- 2The commandment to separate a portion of bread or bread dough for the cohanim (Numbers 15:17–21); in contemporary practice, the portion is burned until inedible.
- 3The portion separated in fulfillment of the above.
Etymology
From Hebrew חַלָּה (ḥallá, “loaf”), influenced by Yiddish חלה (khale).
This word in other languages
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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Using “challah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is C-H-A-L-L-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈxɑ(ː).lə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.