Bahman

name

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"bahman" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bahman” is uncommon English (frequency #98,999 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#98,999
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bahman · Bahman · English

Bahman · rank #98,999 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #98,999
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Ayush

Nearest frequency peer: Ayush (-4 rank slots)

Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern

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.

Long-tail ranks near “Bahman”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Bahman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bahman
PropertyValue
HeadwordBahman
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters6
Frequency rank#98,999
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bahman” in English

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).Bahmanfalls in this rarity band:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Ayush” (#98,995), “Averroes” (#98,993), “Baraboo” (#99,005). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bahman” is #98,999. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bahman is uncommon English at frequency #98,999 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar.".

Bahman has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Persian بهمن. The correct English form is Bahman, spelled B-A-H-M-A-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

Etymology

From Persian بهمن.

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 English corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Bahman"?
"Bahman" is spelled B-A-H-M-A-N.
What does "Bahman" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bahman" means: The eleventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
What is the origin of the word "Bahman"?
From Persian بهمن. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

basted#99,009anoxia#98,968accost#98,935Burren#99,064

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list