Husayn
"husayn" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Husayn” is uncommon English (frequency #71,577 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #71,577
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A son of Ali and brother of Hassan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Husayn |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #71,577 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Husayn” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Husayn is uncommon English at frequency #71,577 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Husayn, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Transliteration of Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ s n). The correct English form is Husayn, spelled H-U-S-A-Y-N.
Definition
- 1A son of Ali and brother of Hassan; a martyr, and Shi'a Imam.
- 2A male given name from Arabic used by Muslims, diminutive of حسن (“Hasan”) meaning good or handsome.
- 3A Muslim surname from Arabic derived from the Arabic given name.
Etymology
Transliteration of Arabic حُسَيْن (ḥusayn), from the root ح س ن (ḥ s n).
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); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Husayn”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-U-S-A-Y-N - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.