Hillary

/ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/

//ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi// name

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

The verdict

“Hillary” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #4,308. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#4,308
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unisex given name from Latin.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hillary · Hillary · English

Hillary · rank #4,308 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-COMMON #4,308
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH hardware

Nearest frequency peer: hardware (-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 “Hillary”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Hillary” 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

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Hillary vs hilly
57% similar
Hillary vs Hiller
71% similar
Hillary vs Hilary
86% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Hillary
PropertyValue
HeadwordHillary
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/
Letters7
Frequency rank#4,308
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hillary”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Hillarylands 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 “hardware” (#4,307), “hurts” (#4,309), “graham” (#4,306). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hillary” is #4,308. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Hillary (IPA /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #4,308 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hillary, with forms such as "hhillary", "hilalry", and "hillarry". 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 also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "hilly", "Hiller", "Hilary", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious). The correct English form is Hillary, spelled H-I-L-L-A-R-Y.

Definition

  1. 1
    A unisex given name from Latin.
  2. 2
    A unisex given name from Latin.
  3. 3
    A surname originating as a patronymic.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. On Friday, Meijer told CNN that he’s “not here to whine about the (Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee) coming in and meddling” in his race, referring to the House Democratic campaign arm spending spent hundreds of thousands of dollars on ads to boost Gibbs’ profile in hopes of a more favorable general election matchup. (Gibbs will face Democrat H…

Etymology

From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhillary
  • hilalry
  • hillarry
  • hillaryy
  • hillayr
  • hillray
  • hlilary
  • ihllary

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hillary - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhillary1hilalry2hillarry1hillaryy1hillayr2hillray2hlilary2ihllary2
Edit distance from "Hillary"

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 "Hillary"?
"Hillary" is spelled H-I-L-L-A-R-Y. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/.
What does "Hillary" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hillary" means: A unisex given name from Latin.
What words are commonly confused with "Hillary"?
"Hillary" is commonly confused with "hilly", "Hiller", "Hilary". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hillary"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hillary" is /ˈhɪ.lə.ɹi/. 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 "Hillary"?
From Latin Hilarius or Hilaria, from hilare (“cheerfully”) (compare English hilarious). 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 "Hillary", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list