Barham
/ˈbæɹəm/
"barham" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Barham” is uncommon English (frequency #67,236 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #67,236
- frequency rank, English
- 4,121
- “B” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename:
Corpus desk
Index EN-barham · Barham · English
Barham · rank #67,236 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #67,236
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,121
- PHOTO-FINISH Ballesteros
Nearest frequency peer: Ballesteros (-2 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.
Frequency neighbourhood for “Barham”
Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)
- balancer
balancer
32,768 corpus weight
- Ballesteros
Ballesteros
32,767 corpus weight
- Barham
Barham
32,765 corpus weight
- basti
basti
32,763 corpus weight
- Bathgate
Bathgate
32,762 corpus weight
- bathwater
bathwater
32,761 corpus weight
What this shows Bars show where “Barham” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Barham |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈbæɹəm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #67,236 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Barham” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Barham is uncommon English at frequency #67,236 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈbæɹəm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 5 senses are on record.
We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for Barham, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since no other headword is close enough in sound or shape to pair with it.
Etymologically, the entry records: Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + h… The correct English form is Barham, spelled B-A-R-H-A-M.
Definition
- 1A placename:
- 2A placename:
- 3A placename:
- 4A placename:
- 5A habitational surname from Old English.
Etymology
Two possible origins: * The villages in Cambridgeshire and Suffolk are named with Old English beorg (“hill”) + hām (“homestead”). * The village in Kent is probably named with an unattested Old English personal name *Beora, a derivative of bera (“bear”), + hām (“homestead”).
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.
PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of September 3, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.
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