Haskell

/ˈhæskəl/

//ˈhæskəl// name

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

The verdict

“Haskell” has 9 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,660. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,660
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
9
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A surname.

Corpus desk

Index EN-haskell · Haskell · English

Haskell · rank #20,660 · 9 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,660
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 9 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hamper

Nearest frequency peer: hamper (-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 “Haskell”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Haskell” 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
Key facts for Haskell
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaskell
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈhæskəl/
Letters7
Frequency rank#20,660
Misspellings tracked9
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Haskell”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Haskelllands 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 “hamper” (#20,659), “Guyana” (#20,658), “helix” (#20,662). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Haskell” is #20,660. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 9 spelling variants around Haskell (IPA /ˈhæskəl/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,660 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 6 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 9 likely wrong-spelling variants for Haskell, with forms such as "ahskell", "haksell", and "hasekll". 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 is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: * The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of M… The correct English form is Haskell, spelled H-A-S-K-E-L-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    A surname.
  2. 2
    A surname.
  3. 3
    A surname.
  4. 4
    A male given name transferred from the surname.
  5. 5
    A general-purpose purely functional programming language with support for recursive functions and pattern matching.
  6. 6
    A city, the county seat of Haskell County, Texas, United States.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. But with Haskell having the advantage of the incumbent — losing in the primary would be a big upset — and Conklin running as a third-party independent, with her legal experience as a Clallam County prosecutor 35 years in the past, the big fight to advance to the general from the Aug. 2 primary could come down to Stephanie vs. Stefanie.
  2. By default, Haskell uses an execution strategy called lazy evaluation. Under laziness, an expression is never evaluated until it is needed for the evaluation of a larger one.

Etymology

* The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the Isle of Man, a variant of Castell, itself related to the above. * As a Jewish surname, from Khaskl, a Yiddish form of Yeḥezqel, see Ezekiel.

This word in other languages

Haskell(Français)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahskell
  • haksell
  • hasekll
  • haskel
  • haskkell
  • hasklel
  • hasskell
  • hhaskell
  • hsakell

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ahskell2haksell2hasekll2haskel1haskkell1hasklel2hasskell1hhaskell1
Edit distance from "Haskell"

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 "Haskell"?
"Haskell" is spelled H-A-S-K-E-L-L. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhæskəl/.
What does "Haskell" mean?
As a proper noun, "Haskell" means: A surname.
What are common misspellings of "Haskell"?
Common misspellings include "ahskell", "haksell", "hasekll", "haskel", "haskkell". The correct spelling is "Haskell".
How do you pronounce "Haskell"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haskell" is /ˈhæskəl/. 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 "Haskell"?
* The programming language is named after American logician Haskell Curry (1900–1982). * As an English surname, from the Middle English personal name Askell, from Old Norse Áskell. Compare Axtell, Askin, Haskin, Hasty, Astin. * As a surname in the... 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 "Haskell", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

Guthrie#20,657heroism#20,663howling#20,668humbled#20,669

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (9 here; floor ≥5).

hamper9 variantsKeynes9 variantsfruity9 variantskosher9 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list