hazel

\ˈheɪz.əl\

/\ˈheɪz.əl\/ noun

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The verdict

“hazel” has 7 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #38,834. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#38,834
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
19
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Noisetier, arbre ou arbuste du genre Corylus.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hazel · hazel · French

hazel · rank #38,834 · 7 variants · 19 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #38,834
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 19 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haydn

Nearest frequency peer: Haydn (-1 rank slots)

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.

Pairs de rang près de l'aimant d'erreurs « hazel »

Même bande de rareté: utile si une faute tombe sur un lemme voisin

corpus weight

What this shows « hazel » siège parmi ces pairs FrequencyWords; la profondeur des fautes est suivie à part dans le graphique d'édition.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hazel vs hotel
60% similar
hazel vs Hegel
40% similar
hazel vs hal
60% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hazel
PropertyValue
Headwordhazel
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA\ˈheɪz.əl\
Letters5
Frequency rank#38,834
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs19
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « hazel »

Cette échelle va du noyau du français courant (gauche) jusqu'à la traîne des formes rares (droite).hazelse place ici:

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

L'échelle est logarithmique (chaque tic ≈ 10× plus rare). Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Haydn » (#38,833), « Hendricks » (#38,835), « guépard » (#38,832). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hazel » est au #38,834. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around hazel (IPA \ˈheɪz.əl\), anoun. Corpus frequency is #38,834 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for hazel, with forms such as "ahzel", "haezl", and "hazell". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 19 confusable-pair relationships, "hotel", "Hegel", "hal", and more, since the words sound or look close enough that writers reach for the wrong one mid-sentence.

This entry's etymology isn't recorded, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct French form is hazel, spelled H-A-Z-E-L.

Definition

  1. 1
    Noisetier, arbre ou arbuste du genre Corylus.
  2. 2
    Bois de cet arbre.
  3. 3
    Noisette, fruit de cet arbre.
  4. 4
    Noisette, couleur brun orange. #955628

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how hazel appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. "I saw her at morn," he replied, "she would have me to cut her a hazel switch; and then she leapt her galloway over the hedge yonder, where it is lowest, and gallopped out of sight."

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ahzel
  • haezl
  • hazell
  • hazle
  • hazzel
  • hhazel
  • hzael

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hazel - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

ahzel2haezl2hazell1hazle2hazzel1hhazel1hzael2
Edit distance from "hazel"

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 French corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hazel"?
"hazel" is spelled H-A-Z-E-L. The IPA pronunciation is \ˈheɪz.əl\.
What does "hazel" mean?
As a noun, "hazel" means: Noisetier, arbre ou arbuste du genre Corylus.
What words are commonly confused with "hazel"?
"hazel" is commonly confused with "hotel", "Hegel", "hal". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hazel"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hazel" is \ˈheɪz.əl\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hazel" come from?
"hazel" is a French word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

Haydn#38,833hertz#38,836grass#38,828gonds#38,825

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

fixez7 variantsJawad7 variantsempli7 variantslouait7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list