Elam
/ˈiːləm/
"elam" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Elam” has 5 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #47,597. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #47,597
- frequency rank, English
- 2,246
- “E” headwords
- 5
- tracked misspellings
- 20
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.
Corpus desk
Index EN-elam · Elam · English
Elam · rank #47,597 · 5 variants · 20 confusables
- FREQ-MID #47,597
- LEN-MID 4 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
- VAR-MID 5 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,246
- PHOTO-FINISH Edson
Nearest frequency peer: Edson (-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.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Elam”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- drinkable
drinkable
52,409 corpus weight
- drooping
drooping
52,408 corpus weight
- Edin
Edin
52,406 corpus weight
- Edson
Edson
52,405 corpus weight
- Elam
Elam
52,404 corpus weight
- empathic
empathic
52,398 corpus weight
What this shows “Elam” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Elam |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈiːləm/ |
| Letters | 4 |
| Frequency rank | #47,597 |
| Misspellings tracked | 5 |
| Confusable pairs | 20 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Elam”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 5 spelling variants around Elam (IPA /ˈiːləm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #47,597 among 2,246 “E” headwords. Dominant gloss: "An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.".
Our generated misspelling index lists 5 likely wrong-spelling variants for Elam, with forms such as "ealm", "elamm", and "ellam". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "em", "era", "EPA", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.
Etymologically, the entry records: Etymology tree Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /haltamti/)bor. Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /Elam/)bor. Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)bor. Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām)bor. English Elam Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed fr… The correct English form is Elam, spelled E-L-A-M.
Definition
- 1An ancient civilization and empire in modern southwestern Iran, existing between c. 3200 BCE and 539 BCE. Capital: Susa.
Etymology
Etymology tree Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /haltamti/)bor. Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /Elam/)bor. Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu)bor. Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām)bor. English Elam Borrowed from Hebrew עֵילָם (ʿêlām), borrowed from Akkadian 𒉏𒈠𒆠 (Elamtu), borrowed from Sumerian 𒉏𒆠 (elamᵏⁱ /Elam/), borrowed from Elamite 𒄬𒆷𒁶𒋾 (ḫalˡᵃ-tam₆-ti /haltamti/).
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ealm
- elamm
- ellam
- elma
- leam
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Elam - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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