Hezbollah

/ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/

//ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ// name

"hezbollah" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hezbollah” has 12 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,379. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,379
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.

Key facts for Hezbollah
PropertyValue
HeadwordHezbollah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,379
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hezbollah” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). Hezbollah lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hezbollah (IPA /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,379 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hezbollah, with forms such as "ehzbollah", "hebzollah", and "hezbbollah". 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. 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: Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”). The correct English form is Hezbollah, spelled H-E-Z-B-O-L-L-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.

Etymology

Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehzbollah
  • hebzollah
  • hezbbollah
  • hezblolah
  • hezbolah
  • hezbolalh
  • hezbollahh
  • hezbollha
  • hezobllah
  • hezzbollah
  • hhezbollah
  • hzebollah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehzbollah2hebzollah2hezbbollah1hezblolah2hezbolah1hezbolalh2hezbollahh1hezbollha2
Edit distance from "Hezbollah"

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 "Hezbollah"?
"Hezbollah" is spelled H-E-Z-B-O-L-L-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/.
What does "Hezbollah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hezbollah" means: A Lebanese Shi'a Islamist political party and paramilitary group.
What are common misspellings of "Hezbollah"?
Common misspellings include "ehzbollah", "hebzollah", "hezbbollah", "hezblolah", "hezbolah". The correct spelling is "Hezbollah".
How do you pronounce "Hezbollah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hezbollah" is /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/. 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 "Hezbollah"?
Borrowed from Arabic حِزْب اللّٰه (ḥizb allāh, literally “party of God”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Hezbollah”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is H-E-Z-B-O-L-L-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Say it as /ˌhɛz.bəˈlɑ/ (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

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list