Hezbollah

^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\

/^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\/ name

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The verdict

“Hezbollah” has 12 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #20,158. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#20,158
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
12
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Parti politico-religieux libanais, d’obédience chiite.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hezbollah · Hezbollah · French

Hezbollah · rank #20,158 · 12 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #20,158
  • LEN-LONG 9 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 12 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hermann

Nearest frequency peer: Hermann (-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 « Hezbollah »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Hezbollah » 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
Key facts for Hezbollah
PropertyValue
HeadwordHezbollah
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\
Letters9
Frequency rank#20,158
Misspellings tracked12
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Hezbollah »

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).Hezbollahse place ici:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « Hermann » (#20,157), « hurlant » (#20,159), « hell » (#20,156). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Hezbollah » est au #20,158. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 12 spelling variants around Hezbollah (IPA ^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,158 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Parti politico-religieux libanais, d’obédience chiite.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 12 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hezbollah, with forms such as "ehzbollah", "hebzollah", and "hezbbollah". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, leaving phoneme-to-grapheme mapping as the best guide to its spelling rather than a borrowing history. The correct French form is Hezbollah, spelled H-E-Z-B-O-L-L-A-H.

Definition

  1. 1
    Parti politico-religieux libanais, d’obédience chiite.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Le Liban est ruiné, le système est vermoulu, mais il n’a pas encore craqué. Et le Hezbollah se tient en embuscade.
  2. Toi t’es musclé ? Macha’Allah ! Nous on est armés comme le Hezbollah.

This word in other languages

Hezbollah(English)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehzbollah
  • hebzollah
  • hezbbollah
  • hezblolah
  • hezbolah
  • hezbolalh
  • hezbollahh
  • hezbollha
  • hezobllah
  • hezzbollah
  • hhezbollah
  • hzebollah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

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

ehzbollah2hebzollah2hezbbollah1hezblolah2hezbolah1hezbolalh2hezbollahh1hezbollha2
Edit distance from "Hezbollah"

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 "Hezbollah"?
"Hezbollah" is spelled H-E-Z-B-O-L-L-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\.
What does "Hezbollah" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hezbollah" means: Parti politico-religieux libanais, d’obédience chiite.
What are common misspellings of "Hezbollah"?
Common misspellings include "ehzbollah", "hebzollah", "hezbbollah", "hezblolah", "hezbolah". The correct spelling is "Hezbollah".
How do you pronounce "Hezbollah"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hezbollah" is ^((h aspiré))\ɛz.bo.la\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hezbollah" come from?
"Hezbollah" is a French word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 9 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

infernale#20,168innovants#20,170entendons#20,133détailler#20,126

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (12 here; floor ≥5).

déplorer12 variantsmarchais12 variantsdéboires12 variantsdynamite12 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list