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 3,470 “D” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#92,534
frequency rank, English
3,470
“D” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A unit of currency used in the Arab world, currently the name of the currency of Morocco and the United Arab Emirates.

Corpus desk

Index EN-dirham · dirham · English

dirham · rank #92,534 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #92,534
  • LEN-LONG 6 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,470
  • PHOTO-FINISH diener

Nearest frequency peer: diener (-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.

Long-tail ranks near “dirham”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

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

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for dirham
PropertyValue
Headworddirham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
Letters6
Frequency rank#92,534
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “dirham” 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).dirhamfalls in this rarity band:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Rare peers in the same band: “diener” (#92,532), “Dickon” (#92,531), “distributable” (#92,537). Among 3,470 “D” headwords, “dirham” is #92,534. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

dirham is uncommon English at frequency #92,534 among 3,470 “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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Similar English words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

diener#92,532Dickon#92,531dolman#92,544Darwen#92,515

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list