# hala

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #40,727

## Definitions
1. Pandanus tectorius, a screw pine native to Malesia, eastern Australia, and the Pacific Islands.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hawaiian hala, ultimately from Proto-Malayo-Polynesian *paŋdan. Doublet of pandan via Malay.

## Easily confused with
- **has** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-has)
- **hat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hat)
- **ham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-ham)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-han)
- **hay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hay)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hua)
- **har** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-har)
- **haw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-haw)
- **hap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hap)
- **hoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hoa)
- **Hel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hel)
- **hao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hao)
- **Haq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-haq)
- **hav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hav)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hpa)
- **hea** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hea)
- **HSA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hsa)
- **have** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-have)
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-help)
- **hard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hala-vs-hard)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ahla`, `haal`, `hhala`, `hlaa`

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