Haarlem

[ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm]

/[ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm]/ name

The verdict

“Haarlem” is uncommon German (frequency #75,740 among 3,372 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#75,740
frequency rank, German
3,372
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Stadt in den Niederlanden

Corpus desk

Index DE-haarlem · Haarlem · German

Haarlem · rank #75,740 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #75,740
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,372
  • PHOTO-FINISH Gärtners

Nearest frequency peer: Gärtners (-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.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „Haarlem“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „Haarlem“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Haarlem
PropertyValue
HeadwordHaarlem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm]
Letters7
Frequency rank#75,740
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „Haarlem“ im Deutschen

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Haarlemfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

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

Die Ticks laufen logarithmisch; jeder ist rund zehnmal seltener. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Gärtners“ (#75,739), „Habibi“ (#75,741), „gutaussehenden“ (#75,737). Unter 3,372 „H“-Lemmata liegt „Haarlem“ bei #75,740. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Haarlem is uncommon German at frequency #75,740 among 3,372 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Stadt in den Niederlanden".

Our edit-distance generator produced no likely misspellings for Haarlem, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable German rules. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, 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 Haarlem, spelled H-A-A-R-L-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Stadt in den Niederlanden

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Haarlem liegt an der Spaarne.

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 "Haarlem"?
"Haarlem" is spelled H-A-A-R-L-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm].
What does "Haarlem" mean?
As a proper noun, "Haarlem" means: Stadt in den Niederlanden
How do you pronounce "Haarlem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Haarlem" is [ˈhaːɐ̯lɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Haarlem" come from?
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Similar German words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list