# hafiz

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈhɑːfɪz/ · frequency rank #40,273

## Definitions
1. A Muslim who has memorized the whole Qur'an.

## Etymology
Persian, from Arabic حَافِظ (ḥāfiẓ), present participle of حَفِظَ (ḥafiẓa, “to guard, know by heart”).

## Easily confused with
- **hai** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hai)
- **hair** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hair)
- **hail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hail)
- **Hari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hari)
- **hain** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hain)
- **Haig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-haig)
- **Haji** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-haji)
- **Hamid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hamid)
- **hakim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hafiz-vs-hakim)
- **habit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/habit-vs-hafiz)
- **Habib** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/habib-vs-hafiz)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahfiz`, `haffiz`, `hafizz`, `hafzi`, `haifz`, `hfaiz`, `hhafiz`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hafiz