hamza

noun

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"hamza" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hamza” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,267. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,267
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over...

Corpus desk

Index EN-hamza · hamza · English

hamza · rank #33,267 · 7 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,267
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hamill

Nearest frequency peer: Hamill (-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 “hamza”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hamza” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hamza vs haze
60% similar
hamza vs Hara
40% similar
hamza vs Hana
40% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hamza
PropertyValue
Headwordhamza
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,267
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hamza”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hamzalands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “Hamill” (#33,266), “hallucination” (#33,265), “Heaton” (#33,269). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hamza” is #33,267. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hamza, anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,267 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over...".

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hamza, with forms such as "ahmza", "hamaz", and "hammza". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "haze", "Hara", "Hana", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza). The correct English form is hamza, spelled H-A-M-Z-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over an alif [ا]), إ (ʔ) (under an alif), ؤ (ʔ) (over a wāw [و]) or ئ (ʔ) (over a dotless yāʾ [ى]). The exact seat of hamza is governed by an orthographic rule – the "seat of hamza rule".

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hamza appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Written words such as Qurʼan (which in written Arabic uses a symbol know as hamza to indicate the glottal stop) are rendered with an apostrophe.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza).

This word in other languages

hamza(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahmza
  • hamaz
  • hammza
  • hamzza
  • hazma
  • hhamza
  • hmaza

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hamza - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

ahmza2hamaz2hammza1hamzza1hazma2hhamza1hmaza2
Edit distance from "hamza"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hamza"?
"hamza" is spelled H-A-M-Z-A.
What does "hamza" mean?
As a noun, "hamza" means: A sign used in the written Arabic language representing a glottal stop. Hamza may appear as a stand-alone letter (ء (ʔ)) or most commonly diacritically over or under other letters, e.g. أ (ʔ) (over...
What words are commonly confused with "hamza"?
"hamza" is commonly confused with "haze", "Hara", "Hana". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "hamza"?
Borrowed from Arabic هَمْزَة (hamza). See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hamza", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Hales#33,264helms#33,271hulls#33,275Golan#33,257

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Hamill7 variantsghoul7 variantskeyed7 variantsFavre7 variants

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list