hallowed
/ˈhæləʊd/
"hallowed" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hallowed” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #27,863. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #27,863
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hallowed · hallowed · English
hallowed · rank #27,863 · 10 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #27,863
- LEN-LONG 8 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 10 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Gutierrez
Nearest frequency peer: Gutierrez (-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 “hallowed”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- Guildford
Guildford
72,140 corpus weight
- Gutierrez
Gutierrez
72,139 corpus weight
- hallowed
hallowed
72,138 corpus weight
- halting
halting
72,137 corpus weight
- Hamish
Hamish
72,136 corpus weight
- Hampden
Hampden
72,135 corpus weight
What this shows “hallowed” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hallowed |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Adjective |
| IPA | /ˈhæləʊd/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #27,863 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hallowed”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around hallowed (IPA /ˈhæləʊd/), anadjective. Corpus frequency is #27,863 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for hallowed, with forms such as "ahllowed", "halloewd", and "hallowde". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hallows", "Halloween", since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ġehālgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of hālgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow + -ed. More at hallow. The correct English form is hallowed, spelled H-A-L-L-O-W-E-D.
Definition
- 1Consecrated or sanctified; sacred, holy.
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how hallowed appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
When ye praye / ſaye: Oure father which arte in hevẽ / halowed be thy name.
Etymology
From Middle English halwed (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), from Old English ġehālgod (“hallowed, sacred, sanctified”), past participle of hālgian (“to hallow, make holy”). Equivalent to hallow + -ed. More at hallow.
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahllowed
- halloewd
- hallowde
- hallowedd
- hallowwed
- hallwoed
- halolwed
- halowed
- hhallowed
- hlalowed
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hallowed - 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.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hallowed", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).