Himalaya

\i.ma.la.ja\

/\i.ma.la.ja\/ name

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The verdict

“Himalaya” has 11 generated spelling variants in the French index at frequency #24,623. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#24,623
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords
11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Chaîne de montagnes s’étendant sur les territoires de l’Afghanistan, du Pakistan, de l’Inde, de la Chine, du Bhoutan, du Népal et de la Birmanie.

Corpus desk

Index FR-himalaya · Himalaya · French

Himalaya · rank #24,623 · 11 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #24,623
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-5 5 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 11 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH harbor

Nearest frequency peer: harbor (-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 « Himalaya »

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

corpus weight

What this shows « Himalaya » 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 Himalaya
PropertyValue
HeadwordHimalaya
LanguageFrench
Part of speechProper noun
IPA\i.ma.la.ja\
Letters8
Frequency rank#24,623
Misspellings tracked11
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Fréquence de l'aimant d'erreurs « Himalaya »

De gauche à droite: le peu qui porte la parole quotidienne, puis la longue queue quasi invisible.Himalayase place ici:

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

Les tics avancent en logarithme; chacun est de l'ordre de dix fois plus rare. Dans la même bande de rareté figurent « harbor » (#24,622), « huissiers » (#24,624), « habitaient » (#24,621). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « Himalaya » est au #24,623. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Himalaya (IPA \i.ma.la.ja\), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #24,623 among 1,969 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 4 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Himalaya, with forms such as "hhimalaya", "hiamlaya", and "himaalya". 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. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

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 Himalaya, spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-Y-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Chaîne de montagnes s’étendant sur les territoires de l’Afghanistan, du Pakistan, de l’Inde, de la Chine, du Bhoutan, du Népal et de la Birmanie.
  2. 2
    Personne qui en impose par sa stature intellectuelle.
  3. 3
    Ce qui est difficile à surmonter.
  4. 4
    Endroit difficile à atteindre.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. […] J'ai connu une fondatrice de monastère […] qui parlait comme un livre des douze degrés d'humilité et qui avait réuni un immense monastère dont elle était la législation vivante, et qu'elle édifiait par sa grandeur, son intelligence et ses conseils empruntés aux Pères grecs et latins qu'elle lisait à vue, et elle donnait l'impression vraiment d'être un…
  2. Une nénette enceinte, c'est pas l’Himalaya, et un contrôle fiscal, c'est pas un mardi noir à Wall Street. D'abord tu largues la nénette, je te file l'oseille en liquide pour les formalités. Ensuite, tu disparais du bureau, […].

Synonyms

Toit du monde

This word in other languages

Himalayas(English)Himalaya(Español)Himalaja(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhimalaya
  • hiamlaya
  • himaalya
  • himalaay
  • himalayya
  • himallaya
  • himalyaa
  • himlaaya
  • himmalaya
  • hmialaya
  • ihmalaya

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Himalaya - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

hhimalaya1hiamlaya2himaalya2himalaay2himalayya1himallaya1himalyaa2himlaaya2
Edit distance from "Himalaya"

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 "Himalaya"?
"Himalaya" is spelled H-I-M-A-L-A-Y-A. The IPA pronunciation is \i.ma.la.ja\.
What does "Himalaya" mean?
As a proper noun, "Himalaya" means: Chaîne de montagnes s’étendant sur les territoires de l’Afghanistan, du Pakistan, de l’Inde, de la Chine, du Bhoutan, du Népal et de la Birmanie.
What are common misspellings of "Himalaya"?
Common misspellings include "hhimalaya", "hiamlaya", "himaalya", "himalaay", "himalayya". The correct spelling is "Himalaya".
How do you pronounce "Himalaya"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Himalaya" is \i.ma.la.ja\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Himalaya" come from?
"Himalaya" is a French word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked French headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

gracieux#24,615incitent#24,633galettes#24,609gabonais#24,607

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (11 here; floor ≥5).

huissiers11 variantshériter11 variantsgaulliste11 variantsfédérer11 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list