dirham

noun

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

The verdict

“dirham” is uncommon English (frequency #92,534 among 26,416 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,534
frequency rank, English
26,416
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

Key facts for dirham
PropertyValue
Headworddirham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “dirham” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). dirham lands here:

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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dirham is uncommon English at frequency #92,534 among 26,416 “D” headwords, classed as anoun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

dirham doesn't appear in our generated misspelling index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirhem, and adarme. The correct English form is dirham, spelled D-I-R-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
  2. 2
    Alternative form of dirhem: a former Turkish unit of weight.

Etymology

From Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirhem, and adarme.

This word in other languages

dírham(Español)dirham(Français)Dirham(Deutsch)

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 "dirham"?
"dirham" is spelled D-I-R-H-A-M.
What does "dirham" mean?
As a noun, "dirham" means: A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.
What is the origin of the word "dirham"?
From Arabic دِرْهَم (dirham), ultimately from Ancient Greek δραχμή (drakhmḗ). Doublet of dram, drachma, diram, dirhem, and adarme. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Using “dirham”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

  • The one correct English spelling is D-I-R-H-A-M - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
  • Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words

Other uncommon English words near this rank

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list