hyssop
/ˈhɪ.səp/
"hyssop" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“hyssop” is an uncommon English word, ranked #98,238 in English word frequency and used as a noun.
- #98,238
- frequency rank, English
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | hyssop |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | /ˈhɪ.səp/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #98,238 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “hyssop” sits in English frequency
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
The English entry for hyssop is 6 letters long, classified as a noun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as /ˈhɪ.səp/. Corpus data places it at rank #98,238 in overall English word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it. Wiktionary records 5 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.
No generated misspelling entries exist for hyssop in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.
Etymologically, the entry records: Via Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin. The correct English form is hyssop, spelled H-Y-S-S-O-P.
Definition
- 1Any of several aromatic bushy herbs, of the genus Hyssopus, native to Southern Europe and once used medicinally.
- 2Any of several similar plants
- 3Any of several similar plants:
- 4The sagebrush (Artemisia spp.).
- 5A plant used used for sprinkling of blood or water in purification rituals and at Passover, Origanum syriacum.
Etymology
Via Latin hȳsōpum, from Ancient Greek ὕσσωπος (hússōpos), of Semitic origin.
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 “hyssop”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-Y-S-S-O-P - 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.