mahal
ma·hal/məˈhɑːl/noun
mahal is spelled M-A-H-A-L: 5 letters and 2 syllables (ma·hal). It appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, mahal means “A summerhouse” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of mahal is mahals.
How many letters and syllables are in mahal?
| Letters | 5: M-A-H-A-L |
|---|---|
| Syllables | 2: ma·hal |
| In writing | 1.6 times per million words; the 22,362nd most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Rhymes with | |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is mahal?
Mahal appears 1.6 times per million words in written English, the 22,362nd most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce mahal?
- /məˈhəl/
- [mɛ.ɦɛl]
- UK /məˈhɑːl/
Mahal has 2 syllables, split ma·hal in writing.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Vealhurl-mahal.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with mahal?
2 words on PlainSpell end in the same sounds as mahal from its last stressed vowel (/ɑl/, British pronunciation):
Spelled with the same letters in another order: hamal, halma, almah.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
Forms of mahal
- mahals plural
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does mahal mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
IndiaA summerhouse.
- 2
IndiaPrivate lodgings.
- 3
IndiaA territorial division of pre-independence India.
- 4
IndiaA division of a farm.
- 5
IndiaA division of a hunting preserve.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does mahal come from?
Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).