halal
/həˈlɑːl/adjective, adverb, verb
halal is spelled H-A-L-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables. It appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As an adjective, halal means “Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in halal?
| Letters | 5: H-A-L-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2 (from its pronunciation) |
| In writing | 1.4 times per million words; the 23,835th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is halal?
Halal appears 1.4 times per million words in written English, the 23,835th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce halal?
- US /həˈlɑːl/
- UK /həˈlæl/
Halal has 2 syllables (counted from the pronunciation).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: En-us-halal.ogg, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with halal?
The 12 most written words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as halal from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/):
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of halal
- halals present, singular, he/she/it
- halalling participle, present
- halalled participle, past
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does halal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
adjective
- 1
Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
- 2
Fit to eat according to Muslim religious customs.
- 3
In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.
adverb
- 1
In a halal manner; in accordance with Muslim religious customs.
verb
- 1
To make halal.
- 2
to allow
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Halal in Spanish, French, German and Portuguese
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Translations are Wiktionary's, by sense; a linked word has its own PlainSpell page.
Where does halal come from?
Borrowed from Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).