Hejaz

/hɪˈdʒɑːz/

//hɪˈdʒɑːz// name

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

The verdict

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

Unranked
below top-frequency English
5
letters

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hejaz · Hejaz · English

Hejaz · unranked · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-UNRANKED Unranked
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-THIN "H" thin
  • PHOTO-UNK Peer pending

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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.

Key facts for Hejaz
PropertyValue
HeadwordHejaz
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/hɪˈdʒɑːz/
Letters5
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Hejaz” in English

Hejazfalls outside the top-100,000 ranked English words, the long-tail zone of technical, archaic, or low-frequency vocabulary, exactly where readers second-guess spellings most.

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

Rare enough to double-check

Hejaz is uncommon English outside the top frequency list, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /hɪˈdʒɑːz/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hejaz in our index, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz). The correct English form is Hejaz, spelled H-E-J-A-Z.

Definition

  1. 1
    A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
  2. 2
    A former kingdom in modern Saudi Arabia, existing between 1924 and 1932, when it merged with Najd to form the present state of Saudi Arabia.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz).

This word in other languages

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 "Hejaz"?
"Hejaz" is spelled H-E-J-A-Z. The IPA pronunciation is /hɪˈdʒɑːz/.
What does "Hejaz" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hejaz" means: A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
How do you pronounce "Hejaz"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hejaz" is /hɪˈdʒɑːz/. 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 "Hejaz"?
Borrowed from Arabic الْحِجَاز (al-ḥijāz). 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