halma
/ˈhalmə/noun
halma is spelled H-A-L-M-A: 5 letters. It appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, halma means “A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares” (English Wiktionary, September 2026).
How many letters and syllables are in halma?
| Letters | 5: H-A-L-M-A |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 51 million words; the 222,788th most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
| Same letters |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media); rhymes and same-letter words are computed by PlainSpell from its own word list.
How common is halma?
Halma appears about once in every 51 million words in written English, the 222,788th most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce halma?
- UK /ˈhalmə/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract). Recordings: LL-Q1860_(eng)-Persent101-halma.wav, Wikimedia Commons (author and licence on each file's page).
What rhymes with halma?
No other word on PlainSpell ends in the same sounds as halma (/almə/).
Spelled with the same letters in another order: mahal, hamal, almah.
Computed by PlainSpell from the pronunciations in the English Wiktionary (dump of September 2, 2026): a rhyme shares every sound from the last stressed vowel to the end; ordered by written frequency (wordfreq 3.1).
What does halma mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
A board game invented by George Howard Monks in which the players' men jump over those in adjacent squares.
- 2
In the Greek pentathlon, the long jump with weights in the hands.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does halma come from?
From Ancient Greek ἅλμα (hálma, “leap”).
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).