Bahamas

[baˈhaːmaːs]

/[baˈhaːmaːs]/ name

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The verdict

“Bahamas” has 10 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #27,642. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#27,642
frequency rank, German
5,818
“B” headwords
10
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Inselstaat im Nordatlantik

Corpus desk

Index DE-bahamas · Bahamas · German

Bahamas · rank #27,642 · 10 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #27,642
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-MID 10 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 5,818
  • PHOTO-FINISH Banditen

Nearest frequency peer: Banditen (+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.

Rang-Peers am Tippfehler-Magneten „Bahamas“

Gleiche Seltenheitsbandbreite: nützlich, wenn ein Tippfehler auf ein Peer-Lemma trifft

corpus weight

What this shows „Bahamas“ sitzt unter diesen FrequencyWords-Peers; die Tippfehlertiefe steht separat im Edit-Distance-Chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahamas
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahamas
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[baˈhaːmaːs]
Letters7
Frequency rank#27,642
Misspellings tracked10
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Bahamas“

Von links nach rechts: die wenigen Träger des Alltags, dann der lange Schwanz kaum gebrauchter Formen.Bahamasliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Banditen“ (#27,643), „Ausspruch“ (#27,640), „Baus“ (#27,644). Unter 5,818 „B“-Lemmata liegt „Bahamas“ bei #27,642. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 10 spelling variants around Bahamas (IPA [baˈhaːmaːs]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #27,642 among 5,818 “B” headwords. Dominant gloss: "Inselstaat im Nordatlantik".

Our generated misspelling index lists 10 likely wrong-spelling variants for Bahamas, with forms such as "abhamas", "baahmas", and "bahaams". 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, which typically means the spelling is too distinctive to be mistaken for another word.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so its spelling pattern is best understood through pronunciation rather than a traceable origin. The correct German form is Bahamas, spelled B-A-H-A-M-A-S.

Definition

  1. 1
    Inselstaat im Nordatlantik

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. Wir fahren auf die Bahamas.
  2. „Haupterwerbszweig der Bahamas ist der Tourismus, in dem etwa 60 % der erwerbstätigen Bevölkerung beschäftigt sind.“

Synonyms

Commonwealth der Bahamas

This word in other languages

Bahamas(English)Bahamas(Español)Bahamas(Français)Bahamas(Português)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • abhamas
  • baahmas
  • bahaams
  • bahamass
  • bahammas
  • bahamsa
  • bahhamas
  • bahmaas
  • bbahamas
  • bhaamas

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Bahamas - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

abhamas2baahmas2bahaams2bahamass1bahammas1bahamsa2bahhamas1bahmaas2
Edit distance from "Bahamas"

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 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bahamas"?
"Bahamas" is spelled B-A-H-A-M-A-S. The IPA pronunciation is [baˈhaːmaːs].
What does "Bahamas" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bahamas" means: Inselstaat im Nordatlantik
What are common misspellings of "Bahamas"?
Common misspellings include "abhamas", "baahmas", "bahaams", "bahamass", "bahammas". The correct spelling is "Bahamas".
How do you pronounce "Bahamas"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Bahamas" is [baˈhaːmaːs]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Bahamas" come from?
"Bahamas" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (10 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list