Hyrule

name

"hyrule" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hyrule” is uncommon English (frequency #56,191 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,191
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - The kingdom that serves as the iconic setting for a majority of the games in the Legend of Zelda series.

Key facts for Hyrule
PropertyValue
HeadwordHyrule
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#56,191
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Hyrule” 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). Hyrule lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hyrule is uncommon English at frequency #56,191 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The kingdom that serves as the iconic setting for a majority of the games in the Legend of Zelda series.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Hyrule in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: First use appears in 1986 with the release of The Legend of Zelda. The correct English form is Hyrule, spelled H-Y-R-U-L-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    The kingdom that serves as the iconic setting for a majority of the games in the Legend of Zelda series.

Etymology

First use appears in 1986 with the release of The Legend of Zelda.

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 "Hyrule"?
"Hyrule" is spelled H-Y-R-U-L-E.
What does "Hyrule" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hyrule" means: The kingdom that serves as the iconic setting for a majority of the games in the Legend of Zelda series.
What is the origin of the word "Hyrule"?
First use appears in 1986 with the release of The Legend of Zelda. See the full etymology section above for more details.
Is PlainSpell free to use?
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Using “Hyrule”

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

  • The one correct English spelling is H-Y-R-U-L-E - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

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