# mahal

> English word · Noun · IPA /məˈhəl/ · frequency rank #22,432

## Definitions
1. A summerhouse.
2. Private lodgings.
3. A territorial division of pre-independence India.
4. A division of a farm.
5. A division of a hunting preserve.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hindi महल (mahal), from Arabic مَحَلّ (maḥall, “place”).

## Easily confused with
- **mal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mal)
- **mail** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mail)
- **meal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-meal)
- **mall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mall)
- **mama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mama)
- **Maya** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-maya)
- **mata** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mata)
- **mara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mara)
- **mana** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mana)
- **Maia** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-maia)
- **maul** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-maul)
- **mala** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mala)
- **mahi** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mahi)
- **masa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-masa)
- **marl** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-marl)
- **metal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-metal)
- **moral** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-moral)
- **medal** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-medal)
- **mural** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-mural)
- **Malay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/mahal-vs-malay)

## Common misspellings (7)
`amhal`, `maahl`, `mahall`, `mahhal`, `mahla`, `mhaal`, `mmahal`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/mahal