Hanukkah
/ˈhæ.nə.kə/
"hanukkah" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hanukkah” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #38,876. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #38,876
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 10
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hanukkah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈhæ.nə.kə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #38,876 |
| Misspellings tracked | 10 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hanukkah” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 10 spelling variants around Hanukkah (IPA /ˈhæ.nə.kə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #38,876 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hanukkah, with forms such as "ahnukkah", "hankukah", and "hannukkah". 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. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”). The correct English form is Hanukkah, spelled H-A-N-U-K-K-A-H.
Definition
- 1An eight-day Jewish festival, starting on the 25th day of Kislev, which commemorates the rededication of the temple in Jerusalem after the victory of the Maccabees over the Greek Syrians.
Etymology
Originated 1890–95. From Hebrew חנוכה / חֲנֻכָּה (khanuká, “dedication, consecration”) from חָנַךְ (khanákh, “to dedicate, to consecrate”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ahnukkah
- hankukah
- hannukkah
- hanukah
- hanukakh
- hanukkahh
- hanukkha
- haunkkah
- hhanukkah
- hnaukkah
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hanukkah - 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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Using “Hanukkah”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-A-N-U-K-K-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /ˈhæ.nə.kə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.