Elijah

/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/

//ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə// name

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"elijah" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Elijah” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,113. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#14,113
frequency rank, English
2,246
“E” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.

Corpus desk

Index EN-elijah · Elijah · English

Elijah · rank #14,113 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #14,113
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,246
  • PHOTO-FINISH dunk

Nearest frequency peer: dunk (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Elijah”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Elijah” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Elijah vs Eliza
67% similar
Elijah vs Elisa
67% similar
Elijah vs Elias
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Elijah
PropertyValue
HeadwordElijah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/
Letters6
Frequency rank#14,113
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Elijah”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).Elijahlands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “dunk” (#14,112), “empowerment” (#14,114), “dryer” (#14,111). Among 2,246 “E” headwords, “Elijah” is #14,113. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Elijah (IPA /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,113 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elijah, with forms such as "eiljah", "eliajh", and "elijahh". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Eliza", "Elisa", "Elias", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس. The correct English form is Elijah, spelled E-L-I-J-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew.
  3. 3
    A female given name from Hebrew, of chiefly Philippine usage.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how Elijah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the Lord; And he shall turn the heart of the fathers to the children, and the heart of the children to their fathers, lest I come and smite the earth with a curse.
  2. "That's wonderful! What's his name?" "Elijah." "Wow! A heavy-duty prophet's name!" "Yeah, and he's certainly living up to it."

Etymology

From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس.

This word in other languages

Elías(Español)Élie(Français)Elia(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • eiljah
  • eliajh
  • elijahh
  • elijha
  • elijjah
  • eljiah
  • ellijah
  • leijah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elijah - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

eiljah2eliajh2elijahh1elijha2elijjah1eljiah2ellijah1leijah2
Edit distance from "Elijah"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Elijah"?
"Elijah" is spelled E-L-I-J-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/.
What does "Elijah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Elijah" means: An Israelite prophet in the Abrahamic religions.
What words are commonly confused with "Elijah"?
"Elijah" is commonly confused with "Eliza", "Elisa", "Elias". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Elijah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Elijah" is /ɪˈlaɪd͡ʒə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "Elijah"?
From Hebrew אליהו (Eliyahu, literally “Yahweh is my god”). Doublet of Ilya. Compare Joel. See also Arabic إلياس. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Elijah", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

dipped#14,107expire#14,121dagger#14,101Crosby#14,098

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

dryer8 variantsHussein8 variantshyped8 variantsCathy8 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list