Miriam

[ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]

/[ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]/ name

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The verdict

“Miriam” has 8 generated spelling variants in the German index at frequency #13,439. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#13,439
frequency rank, German
3,571
“M” headwords
8
tracked misspellings
3
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - weiblicher Vorname

Corpus desk

Index DE-miriam · Miriam · German

Miriam · rank #13,439 · 8 variants · 3 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #13,439
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-3 3 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 3 pairs
  • VAR-MID 8 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,571
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ministerien

Nearest frequency peer: Ministerien (-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 „Miriam“

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

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Miriam vs Mirjam
83% similar
Miriam vs Maria
67% similar
Miriam vs Marian
67% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Miriam
PropertyValue
HeadwordMiriam
LanguageGerman
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]
Letters6
Frequency rank#13,439
Misspellings tracked8
Confusable pairs3
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Häufigkeitslage von Tippfehler-Magnet „Miriam“

Diese Skala geht vom Kern des Alltagdeutschen (links) bis zum seltenen Langschwanz (rechts).Miriamliegt hier neben dem Tippfehler-Druck:

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

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Peers derselben Seltenheitsbandbreite: „Ministerien“ (#13,438), „mitzunehmen“ (#13,440), „Matratze“ (#13,437). Unter 3,571 „M“-Lemmata liegt „Miriam“ bei #13,439. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 8 spelling variants around Miriam (IPA [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #13,439 among 3,571 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "weiblicher Vorname".

Our generated misspelling index lists 8 likely wrong-spelling variants for Miriam, with forms such as "imriam", "miiram", and "miraim". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. It also participates in 3 confusable-pair relationships, "Mirjam", "Maria", "Marian", where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

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 Miriam, spelled M-I-R-I-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    weiblicher Vorname

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

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

  1. Miriam wird in diesem Jahr 30.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • imriam
  • miiram
  • miraim
  • miriamm
  • mirima
  • mirriam
  • mmiriam
  • mriiam

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Miriam - 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.

imriam2miiram2miraim2miriamm1mirima2mirriam1mmiriam1mriiam2
Edit distance from "Miriam"

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 "Miriam"?
"Miriam" is spelled M-I-R-I-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm].
What does "Miriam" mean?
As a proper noun, "Miriam" means: weiblicher Vorname
What words are commonly confused with "Miriam"?
"Miriam" is commonly confused with "Mirjam", "Maria", "Marian". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Miriam"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Miriam" is [ˈmɪʁi̯aːm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Miriam" come from?
"Miriam" 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 "Miriam", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

market#13,435Lehrte#13,423Promis#13,463Raumes#13,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (8 here; floor ≥5).

Modells8 variantsMarch8 variantsKlubs8 variantsIsabel8 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list