Shambhala
"shambhala" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Shambhala” is uncommon English (frequency #68,631 among 54,294 “S” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #68,631
- frequency rank, English
- 54,294
- “S” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Shambhala |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #68,631 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Shambhala” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Shambhala is uncommon English at frequency #68,631 among 54,294 “S” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism.".
No generated misspelling entries exist for Shambhala in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit शम्भल (śambhala, “Sambhal, a city in India”), from Sanskrit शम्भु (śambhu). The correct English form is Shambhala, spelled S-H-A-M-B-H-A-L-A.
Definition
- 1A mythical, mystic sacred realm in Tibetan Buddhism.
Etymology
From Sanskrit शम्भल (śambhala, “Sambhal, a city in India”), from Sanskrit शम्भु (śambhu).
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 practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is S-H-A-M-B-H-A-L-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
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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.