hashish

/həˈʃiːʃ/

//həˈʃiːʃ// noun

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"hashish" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hashish” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #45,970. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#45,970
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hashish · hashish · English

hashish · rank #45,970 · 11 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #45,970
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH harpsichord

Nearest frequency peer: harpsichord (-2 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 “hashish”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hashish” 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).

hashish vs Hamish
57% similar
hashish vs Hashim
57% similar

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

Key facts for hashish
PropertyValue
Headwordhashish
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/həˈʃiːʃ/
Letters7
Frequency rank#45,970
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hashish”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hashishlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “harpsichord” (#45,968), “hematology” (#45,972), “hardwired” (#45,966). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hashish” is #45,970. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around hashish (IPA /həˈʃiːʃ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #45,970 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for hashish, with forms such as "ahshish", "hahsish", and "hashhish". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hamish", "Hashim", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”). The correct English form is hashish, spelled H-A-S-H-I-S-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.
  2. 2
    A cannabis extract.
  3. 3
    Marijuana generally.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Coyly at first, but less guardedly as we grew bolder, we smoked the forbidden weed "Hashísh," conversing lengthily the while about that world of which I had seen so much.
  2. You know hasheesh is the extract of hemp?

Etymology

From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”).

This word in other languages

hachís(Español)haschich(Français)Haschisch(Deutsch)haxixe(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahshish
  • hahsish
  • hashhish
  • hashihs
  • hashishh
  • hashissh
  • hashsih
  • hasihsh
  • hasshish
  • hhashish
  • hsahish

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hashish - 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.

ahshish2hahsish2hashhish1hashihs2hashishh1hashissh1hashsih2hasihsh2
Edit distance from "hashish"

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 "hashish"?
"hashish" is spelled H-A-S-H-I-S-H. The IPA pronunciation is /həˈʃiːʃ/.
What does "hashish" mean?
As a noun, "hashish" means: The leaves and tender parts of the Indian hemp plant (which are intoxicating), which are dried for either chewing or smoking.
What words are commonly confused with "hashish"?
"hashish" is commonly confused with "Hamish", "Hashim". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hashish"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hashish" is /həˈʃiːʃ/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "hashish"?
From Arabic حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hay, dried herb”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list