Jabal

name

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

The verdict

“Jabal” is uncommon English (frequency #70,784 among 796 “J” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#70,784
frequency rank, English
796
“J” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The son of Lamech and Ada.

Corpus desk

Index EN-jabal · Jabal · English

Jabal · rank #70,784 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #70,784
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 796
  • PHOTO-FINISH jackrabbit

Nearest frequency peer: jackrabbit (+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.

Long-tail ranks near “Jabal”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Jabal” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Jabal
PropertyValue
HeadwordJabal
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#70,784
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Jabal” in English

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Jabalfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “jackrabbit” (#70,785), “Janson” (#70,786), “irreligious” (#70,781). Among 796 “J” headwords, “Jabal” is #70,784. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Jabal is uncommon English at frequency #70,784 among 796 “J” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The son of Lamech and Ada.".

Zero misspellings are on record for Jabal in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew יוּבָל (yå̄ḇå̄l). The correct English form is Jabal, spelled J-A-B-A-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    The son of Lamech and Ada.

Etymology

From Hebrew יוּבָל (yå̄ḇå̄l).

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 "Jabal"?
"Jabal" is spelled J-A-B-A-L.
What does "Jabal" mean?
As a proper noun, "Jabal" means: The son of Lamech and Ada.
What is the origin of the word "Jabal"?
From Hebrew יוּבָל (yå̄ḇå̄l). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

joist#70,792hyoid#70,761Klang#70,813hubba#70,754

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list