Haman
/ˈheɪ.mən/
"haman" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Haman” is uncommon English (frequency #63,668 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #63,668
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A Persian vizier who, according to the Book of Esther, instigated a failed plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia.
Corpus desk
Index EN-haman · Haman · English
Haman · rank #63,668 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #63,668
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH H5N1
Nearest frequency peer: H5N1 (-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 “Haman”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- gulps
gulps
36,339 corpus weight
- guna
guna
36,338 corpus weight
- gunplay
gunplay
36,337 corpus weight
- H5N1
H5N1
36,335 corpus weight
- Haman
Haman
36,333 corpus weight
- Harwell
Harwell
36,330 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Haman” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Haman |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /ˈheɪ.mən/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #63,668 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Haman” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Haman is uncommon English at frequency #63,668 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /ˈheɪ.mən/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "A Persian vizier who, according to the Book of Esther, instigated a failed plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia.".
No misspelling variants are generated for Haman in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular English conventions. We don't track a confusable pairing for this entry, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān). The correct English form is Haman, spelled H-A-M-A-N.
Definition
- 1A Persian vizier who, according to the Book of Esther, instigated a failed plot to kill all of the Jews of ancient Persia.
Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew הָמָן (hāmān).
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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