hadj

/^((h aspiré))\adʒ\/ noun

Letters

4 characters

Frequency Rank

#26,748

in French word usage

Misspellings

6

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

hadj is aFrenchnoun. It means: Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque, un des piliers de l’islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s’il en a les moyens financiers et physi... Pronounced ^((h aspiré))\adʒ\. Often confused with HD and han.

Key facts for hadj
PropertyValue
Headwordhadj
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\adʒ\
Letters4
Frequency rank#26,748
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of hadj in French word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The French entry for hadj is 4 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as ^((h aspiré))\adʒ\. Corpus data places it at rank #26,748 in overall French word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 6 documented wrong-spelling variants for hadj, with forms such as "ahdj", "haddj", and "hadjj". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "HD", "han", "has", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct French form is hadj, spelled H-A-D-J, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque, un des piliers de l’islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s’il en a les moyens financiers et physiques.
  2. 2
    Pèlerinage chrétien vers la ville sainte qu’est Jérusalem.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahdj,haddj,hadjj,hajd,hdaj,hhadj

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for hadj

Misspelling Variants of "hadj"

ahdj4haddj5hadjj5hajd4hdaj4hhadj5
Misspelling Variants of "hadj"

Frequency rank: #26,748 in French

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hadj"?
"hadj" is spelled H-A-D-J. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\adʒ\.
What does "hadj" mean?
As a noun, "hadj" means: Pèlerinage musulman aux lieux saints de la ville sainte de La Mecque, un des piliers de l’islam, obligatoire à tout musulman, au moins une fois dans sa vie, s’il en a les moyens financiers et physi...
What words are commonly confused with "hadj"?
"hadj" is commonly confused with "HD", "han", "has". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hadj"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hadj" is ^((h aspiré))\adʒ\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hadj" come from?
"hadj" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Nearby French words

Other entries that begin with the letter H in our French index:

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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.