hulls

/hʌlz/

//hʌlz// noun

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

The verdict

“hulls” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #33,275. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#33,275
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - plural of hull

Corpus desk

Index EN-hulls · hulls · English

hulls · rank #33,275 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #33,275
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Huns

Nearest frequency peer: Huns (+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 “hulls”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “hulls” 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).

hulls vs Hus
40% similar
hulls vs huts
60% similar
hulls vs hurl
60% similar

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

Key facts for hulls
PropertyValue
Headwordhulls
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hʌlz/
Letters5
Frequency rank#33,275
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hulls”

This scale runs from the tiny cluster of words that carry ordinary speech (left) to the long tail of words almost nobody reaches for (right).hullslands here:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “Huns” (#33,276), “hoi” (#33,273), “Hutchins” (#33,277). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hulls” is #33,275. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around hulls (IPA /hʌlz/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #33,275 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "plural of hull".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for hulls, with forms such as "hhulls", "hluls", and "hullss". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Hus", "huts", "hurl", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so its spelling is easiest to reason about phoneme by phoneme, absent a documented history. The correct English form is hulls, spelled H-U-L-L-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    plural of hull

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhulls
  • hluls
  • hullss
  • huls
  • hulsl
  • uhlls

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

hhulls1hluls2hullss1huls1hulsl2uhlls2
Edit distance from "hulls"

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 "hulls"?
"hulls" is spelled H-U-L-L-S. The IPA pronunciation is /hʌlz/.
What does "hulls" mean?
As a noun, "hulls" means: plural of hull
What words are commonly confused with "hulls"?
"hulls" is commonly confused with "Hus", "huts", "hurl". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hulls"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hulls" is /hʌlz/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hulls" come from?
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "hulls", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list