Harem

/[ˈhaːʁɛm]/ noun

Letters

5 characters

Frequency Rank

#40,585

in German word usage

Misspellings

7

tracked variants

Confusables

20

similar word pairs

Harem is aGermannoun. It means: von den Männern abgegrenzter Wohnbereich für Frauen in einem Haus Pronounced [ˈhaːʁɛm]. Often confused with hart and höre.

Key facts for Harem
PropertyValue
HeadwordHarem
LanguageGerman
Part of speechNoun
IPA[ˈhaːʁɛm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#40,585
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of Harem in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for Harem is 5 letters long, classified as anoun, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈhaːʁɛm]. Corpus data places it at rank #40,585 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 2 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 7 documented wrong-spelling variants for Harem, with forms such as "ahrem", "haerm", and "haremm". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "hart", "höre", "have", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is Harem, spelled H-A-R-E-M, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    von den Männern abgegrenzter Wohnbereich für Frauen in einem Haus
  2. 2
    Gesamtheit der in einem abgegrenzten Wohnbereich lebenden Frauen

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Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: ahrem,haerm,haremm,harme,harrem,hharem,hraem

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for Harem

Misspelling Variants of "Harem"

ahrem5haerm5haremm6harme5harrem6hharem6hraem5
Misspelling Variants of "Harem"

Frequency rank: #40,585 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Harem"?
"Harem" is spelled H-A-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈhaːʁɛm].
What does "Harem" mean?
As a noun, "Harem" means: von den Männern abgegrenzter Wohnbereich für Frauen in einem Haus
What words are commonly confused with "Harem"?
"Harem" is commonly confused with "hart", "höre", "have". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Harem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Harem" is [ˈhaːʁɛm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Harem" come from?
"Harem" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.