Hussein
"hussein" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hussein” has 8 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #14,139. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #14,139
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
- 8
- tracked misspellings
- 2
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hussein · Hussein · English
Hussein · rank #14,139 · 8 variants · 2 confusables
- FREQ-MID #14,139
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
- VAR-MID 8 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH hurdles
Nearest frequency peer: hurdles (-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 “Hussein”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- HK
HK
85,865 corpus weight
- homecoming
homecoming
85,864 corpus weight
- hurdles
hurdles
85,863 corpus weight
- Hussein
Hussein
85,862 corpus weight
- hyped
hyped
85,861 corpus weight
- icy
icy
85,860 corpus weight
What this shows “Hussein” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hussein |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #14,139 |
| Misspellings tracked | 8 |
| Confusable pairs | 2 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hussein”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 8 spelling variants around Hussein, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #14,139 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hussein, with forms such as "hhussein", "hsusein", and "husein". 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 2 confusable-pair relationships, "Hussey", "Hussain", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct English form is Hussein, spelled H-U-S-S-E-I-N.
Definition
- 1A male given name from Arabic: alternative spelling of Husayn.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Hussein appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
In 1924 the Hashemite King Hussein was driven out of the Hedjaz by Ibn Saud, and a state of war sprang up between the new kingdoms of Saudi Arabia and Trans-Jordan.
Mr. Marwan’s story — a tale overflowing with the suspense and ruthless duplicity of a spy novel — began to take shape in the spring of 1969. He had come to London, ostensibly to consult a Harley Street doctor about a stomach ailment. He chose to be examined by a doctor whose offices had been used previously for a covert meeting between King Hussein of Jor…
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhussein
- hsusein
- husein
- husesin
- husseinn
- husseni
- hussien
- uhssein
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hussein - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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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Similar English words by spelling shape
Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hussein", not the corpus desk frequency band.
Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).