Hashshashin

noun

"hashshashin" is a 11-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hashshashin” is uncommon English (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

Unranked
below top-frequency English
11
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.

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Index EN-hashshashin · Hashshashin · English

Hashshashin · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MEGA 11 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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Key facts for Hashshashin
PropertyValue
HeadwordHashshashin
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters11
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Hashshashin” in English

Hashshashinranks outside the top 100,000 English headwords, in the long tail of specialist, archaic, or seldom-used vocabulary, exactly the territory where a reader stops mid-sentence to double-check spelling.

Beyond rank #100,000. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hashshashin is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.".

Hashshashin has no tracked misspelling variants, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our dataset records no confusable match here, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”) The correct English form is Hashshashin, spelled H-A-S-H-S-H-A-S-H-I-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.

Etymology

From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hashshashin"?
"Hashshashin" is spelled H-A-S-H-S-H-A-S-H-I-N.
What does "Hashshashin" mean?
As a noun, "Hashshashin" means: A religious group who used hashish to create mystic visions; they later became associated with the assassination of invading Christian leaders during the Crusades; their descendants are the Khojas.
What is the origin of the word "Hashshashin"?
From Arabic حَشَّاشِين (ḥaššāšīn, “hashish smokers”), from حَشِيش (ḥašīš, “hashish”) See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list