How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday?

How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday that occurs in December, around the Christian holiday of Christmas?

How to spell the name of the Jewish holiday?
The holiday of Hanukkah doesn't really have a "correct" English spelling. This is because it's transliterated from the Hebrew word, and that word uses sounds that English doesn't quite have. The first letter is called a "het" - and the sound it makes is somewhere between the sound an "h" makes and the gutteral "ch" that you hear in German. As a result, you'll see it spelled both "Hanukkah" and "Chanukkah" from time to time. Either one is fine.
Reply:lol good one, reminds me of the name of the category ..........
Reply:Hanukkah, or Chanukkah.It is the same pronunciation ,like you are clearing your throat....:) (It corresponds to the Feast of Dedication in John)
Reply:hannukah can be spelled 17 different ways
Reply:Since it is a transliteration (i.e. its a hebrew word) any spelling is ok as long as it aproximates the pronunciation acurately.





I personally spell it "Chanukah". Phonetically: HA (guteral H) NOO KA
Reply:There was a humor piece going around the Internet about all the different ways of spelling Hannukah. Their tongue-in-cheek conclusion was that it should be spelled "xanuka".
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:I'm Jewish, so you can sort of take my word for this:





Because it's a transliteration, you can spell it practically any way you want as long as it reads the same. For example, all of these are correct:





Hannukah, Hanukah, Chanukah, Channukah, Hanukkah, etc. People will understand.





But your word processor may insist on one correct one. For instance, Yahoo's spell check insists on Hanukkah. But it's the same -- transliteration, no right spelling.





But if you must pick one, I do suggest Hanukkah, as it is the most common, and recognized by most spell checkers.
Reply:Hannukah
Reply:Holocaust! Dummy. Oh no wait I'm the dummkopf. That's a Nazi holiday!