# hella

> English word · Determiner · IPA /ˈhɛl.ə/ · frequency rank #18,333

## Definitions
1. Intensifier, signifies an abundance of a thing; much or many.

## Etymology
Related to "a hell of a". Originally Northern California slang. Compare helluv, helluva.

## Easily confused with
- **help** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-help)
- **hill** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hill)
- **hull** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hull)
- **helm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-helm)
- **hola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hola)
- **hula** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hula)
- **Hera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hera)
- **helps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-helps)
- **hello** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hello)
- **hills** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hills)
- **holly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-holly)
- **hilly** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hilly)
- **Hilda** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hilda)
- **hells** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hells)
- **helms** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-helms)
- **hulls** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-hulls)
- **henna** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-henna)
- **holla** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-holla)
- **heller** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-heller)
- **helluva** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hella-vs-helluva)

## Common misspellings (4)
`ehlla`, `helal`, `hhella`, `hlela`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hella