# Ahmed

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈɑːχ.mɛd/ · frequency rank #9,133

## Definitions
1. A male given name from Arabic, variant of Ahmad.
2. A surname from Arabic.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic أَحْمَد (ʔaḥmad)

## Easily confused with
- **AMD** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amd)
- **AmE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-ame)
- **amid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amid)
- **amen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amen)
- **Ames** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-ames)
- **AmEx** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amex)
- **axed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-axed)
- **awed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-awed)
- **asked** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-asked)
- **armed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-armed)
- **aimed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-aimed)
- **aired** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-aired)
- **aided** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-aided)
- **amend** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amend)
- **assed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-assed)
- **ahold** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-ahold)
- **amped** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-amped)
- **arsed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-arsed)
- **ashamed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ahmed-vs-ashamed)
- **aged** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/aged-vs-ahmed)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahemd`, `ahhmed`, `ahmde`, `ahmedd`, `ahmmed`, `amhed`, `hamed`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/ahmed