# halal

> English word · Adjective · IPA /həˈlɑːl/ · frequency rank #23,855

## Definitions
1. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
2. Allowable, according to Muslim religious customs, to have or do.
3. In accordance with standards or usual practice; allowable.

## Etymology
From Arabic حَلَال (ḥalāl).

## Easily confused with
- **half** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-half)
- **hell** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hell)
- **hall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hall)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hill)
- **heal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-heal)
- **hull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hull)
- **halt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-halt)
- **haul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-haul)
- **halo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-halo)
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hale)
- **Hara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hara)
- **Hana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hana)
- **hola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hola)
- **hula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hula)
- **Hama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hama)
- **halls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-halls)
- **Hamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hamas)
- **hazel** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-hazel)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-haley)
- **haram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halal-vs-haram)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahlal`, `haall`, `halall`, `halla`, `hallal`, `hhalal`, `hlaal`

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