Zohar

name

"zohar" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Zohar” is uncommon English (frequency #63,392 among 265 “Z” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#63,392
frequency rank, English
265
“Z” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

Corpus desk

Index EN-zohar · Zohar · English

Zohar · rank #63,392 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #63,392
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 265
  • PHOTO-FINISH Zhivago

Nearest frequency peer: Zhivago (-1 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Long-tail ranks near “Zohar”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Zohar” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Zohar
PropertyValue
HeadwordZohar
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#63,392
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Zohar” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Zoharfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Zhivago” (#63,391), “zygote” (#63,393), “ZF” (#63,390). Among 265 “Z” headwords, “Zohar” is #63,392. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Zohar is uncommon English at frequency #63,392 among 265 “Z” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Zohar in our index, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew זֹהַר (“splendor, radiance”). The correct English form is Zohar, spelled Z-O-H-A-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.

Etymology

Borrowed from Hebrew זֹהַר (“splendor, radiance”).

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 "Zohar"?
"Zohar" is spelled Z-O-H-A-R.
What does "Zohar" mean?
As a proper noun, "Zohar" means: A Jewish cabalistic book attributed by tradition to Rabbi Simon ben Yochi, who lived about the end of the 1st century AD. Modern critics believe it to be a compilation of the 13th century.
What is the origin of the word "Zohar"?
Borrowed from Hebrew זֹהַר (“splendor, radiance”). See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Zohar", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list