# Hama

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑːmə/ · frequency rank #41,166

## Definitions
1. A city in Syria.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَمَاة (ḥamāh).

## Easily confused with
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hm)
- **has** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-has)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-him)
- **hat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hat)
- **hmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hmm)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-han)
- **hay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hay)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hum)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hms)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hem)
- **hua** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hua)
- **har** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-har)
- **haw** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-haw)
- **hap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hap)
- **hoa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hoa)
- **hao** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hao)
- **Haq** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-haq)
- **hav** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hav)
- **Hom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hom)
- **HPA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hpa)

## Common misspellings (5)
`ahma`, `haam`, `hamma`, `hhama`, `hmaa`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hama