Kabbalah
/kəˈbɑːlə/
"kabbalah" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Kabbalah” is uncommon English (frequency #50,021 among 9,255 “K” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,021
- frequency rank, English
- 9,255
- “K” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Kabbalah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /kəˈbɑːlə/ |
| Letters | 8 |
| Frequency rank | #50,021 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Kabbalah” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Kabbalah is uncommon English at frequency #50,021 among 9,255 “K” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /kəˈbɑːlə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Kabbalah in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal. The correct English form is Kabbalah, spelled K-A-B-B-A-L-A-H.
Definition
- 1A body of mystical Jewish teachings based on an esoteric reading of the Hebrew scriptures.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew קַבָּלָה (kabalá, “Jewish mysticism”, literally “something received”). It refers to the notion that Kabbalah is a set of mystical doctrines received in antiquity and passed on in small circles. Doublet of cabal.
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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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- The one correct English spelling is K-A-B-B-A-L-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.