hidjab

^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\

/^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\/ noun

The verdict

“hidjab” is uncommon French (frequency #68,340 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#68,340
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante orthographique de hijab.

Corpus desk

Index FR-hidjab · hidjab · French

hidjab · rank #68,340 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #68,340
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH hertziennes

Nearest frequency peer: hertziennes (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « hidjab »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « hidjab » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for hidjab
PropertyValue
Headwordhidjab
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\
Letters6
Frequency rank#68,340
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « hidjab » en français

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.hidjabtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « hertziennes » (#68,339), « hissée » (#68,341), « heptathlon » (#68,338). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « hidjab » est au #68,340. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

hidjab is uncommon French at frequency #68,340 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante orthographique de hijab.".

No misspelling variants are generated for hidjab in our index, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct French form is hidjab, spelled H-I-D-J-A-B.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante orthographique de hijab.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Ce voile a connu, en arabe ou en persan, de nombreux noms et d’innombrables formes, masquant plus ou moins le visage et le corps. du hidjab au tchador, ces variantes s’appuient toutes sur un incontestable fondement coranique.

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 "hidjab"?
"hidjab" is spelled H-I-D-J-A-B. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\.
What does "hidjab" mean?
As a noun, "hidjab" means: Variante orthographique de hijab.
How do you pronounce "hidjab"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hidjab" is ^((h aspiré))\id.ʒab\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "hidjab" come from?
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list