I Don't Know How
By NWSPR on December 18, 2022 9:50 pm
I Don't Know How (To Spell Chanukah)
- - - - - - - - - Googles Says:
Sixteen ways to spell Hanukkah. There is no correct spelling. But three main spellings I grew up with.
For the record:
Hanukkah : 8,470,000 hits.
Chanukah : 3,390,000 hits.
Hanukah : 862,000 hits.
Hannukah : 677,000 hits.
Chanuka : 335,000 hits.
Chanukkah : 274,000 hits.
Hanuka : 192,000 hits.
Channukah : 128,000 hits.
Chanukka : 116,000 hits.*
Hanukka : 86,300 hits.
Hannuka : 51,400 hits.
Hannukkah : 37,300 hits.
Channuka : 33,600 hits.
Xanuka : 992 hits.
Hannukka : 686 hits.
Channukkah : 508 hits.
Channukka : 489 hits.*
Chanuqa : 25 hits.
With the exception of a few wildcards, there are 16 different spellings, based on four phonetic variations:
The word starts with “H” or “Ch”
Second consonant is “nn” or “n”
Third consonant is “kk” or “k”
The word ends with “ah” or “a”
Happy Channukkah everyone! I'm off to make potato latkes. 1 more week!!
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