Dirham
[ˈdɪʁham]
The verdict
“Dirham” is uncommon German (outside the top frequency list), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- Unranked
- below top-frequency German
- 6
- letters
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Dirham |
| Language | German |
| Part of speech | Noun |
| IPA | [ˈdɪʁham] |
| Letters | 6 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Dirham” sits in German frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Dirham is uncommon German outside the top frequency list, classed as anoun, transcribed [ˈdɪʁham]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 8 senses are on record.
No misspelling variants are generated for Dirham in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable German patterns. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.
No borrowing history is documented for this entry, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct German form is Dirham, spelled D-I-R-H-A-M.
Definition
- 1Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 2Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 3Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 4Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 5Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 6Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 7Währungseinheit in verschiedenen arabischen Ländern
- 8frühere Gewichtseinheit in verschiedenen islamischen Ländern
This word in other languages
Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.
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Using “Dirham”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct German spelling is D-I-R-H-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as [ˈdɪʁham] (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more German words and confusable pairs in the same reference. German words
Data Source
Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.