Bhima

name

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"bhima" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Bhima” is uncommon English (frequency #94,590 among 4,121 “B” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#94,590
frequency rank, English
4,121
“B” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.

Corpus desk

Index EN-bhima · Bhima · English

Bhima · rank #94,590 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #94,590
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,121
  • PHOTO-FINISH Bhavani

Nearest frequency peer: Bhavani (-1 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 “Bhima”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Bhima
PropertyValue
HeadwordBhima
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#94,590
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Bhima” 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).Bhimafalls in this rarity band:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Rare peers in the same band: “Bhavani” (#94,589), “BHM” (#94,591), “besmirch” (#94,587). Among 4,121 “B” headwords, “Bhima” is #94,590. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Bhima is uncommon English at frequency #94,590 among 4,121 “B” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.".

No misspelling variants are generated for Bhima in our index, suggesting the orthography follows predictable English patterns. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, suggesting its spelling stands apart enough that readers rarely confuse it with something else.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Sanskrit भीम (bhīma). The correct English form is Bhima, spelled B-H-I-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.

Etymology

From Sanskrit भीम (bhīma).

Synonyms

BhimasenaVrikodara

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 "Bhima"?
"Bhima" is spelled B-H-I-M-A.
What does "Bhima" mean?
As a proper noun, "Bhima" means: In the Hindu epic Mahabharata, the second of the Pandava brothers.
What is the origin of the word "Bhima"?
From Sanskrit भीम (bhīma). 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 "Bhima", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

biggy#94,594baris#94,565Azizi#94,549artha#94,532

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list