Ramallah

name

"ramallah" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Ramallah” has 10 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,433. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,433
frequency rank, English
21,470
“R” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Key facts for Ramallah
PropertyValue
HeadwordRamallah
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters8
Frequency rank#44,433
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Ramallah” sits in English frequency

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

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Ramallah, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,433 among 21,470 “R” headwords. Dominant gloss: "A city in the West Bank, Palestine.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Ramallah, with forms such as "armallah", "raamllah", and "ramalah". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic رَام اَللّٰه (rām allāh). The correct English form is Ramallah, spelled R-A-M-A-L-L-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    A city in the West Bank, Palestine.

Etymology

From Arabic رَام اَللّٰه (rām allāh).

This word in other languages

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • armallah
  • raamllah
  • ramalah
  • ramalalh
  • ramallahh
  • ramallha
  • ramlalah
  • rammallah
  • rmaallah
  • rramallah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Ramallah - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

armallah2raamllah2ramalah1ramalalh2ramallahh1ramallha2ramlalah2rammallah1
Edit distance from "Ramallah"

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 "Ramallah"?
"Ramallah" is spelled R-A-M-A-L-L-A-H.
What does "Ramallah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Ramallah" means: A city in the West Bank, Palestine.
What are common misspellings of "Ramallah"?
Common misspellings include "armallah", "raamllah", "ramalah", "ramalalh", "ramallahh". The correct spelling is "Ramallah".
What is the origin of the word "Ramallah"?
From Arabic رَام اَللّٰه (rām allāh). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “Ramallah”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is R-A-M-A-L-L-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Same frequency band

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.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list FrequencyWords open word-frequency list