Hejaz
/hɪˈdʒɑːz/
"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.
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According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hejaz |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /hɪˈdʒɑːz/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hejaz” sits in English frequency
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
- 1A mountainous geographic area in northwest Saudi Arabia which gave rise to early Islam and which contains the sites of many holy places.
- 2A 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.
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Using “Hejaz”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-E-J-A-Z - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /hɪˈdʒɑːz/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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.