# hammam

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #49,377

## Definitions
1. A communal bathhouse in Islamic countries and communities.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Ottoman Turkish حمام (hamam), from Arabic حَمَّام (ḥammām).

## Easily confused with
- **hmmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-hmmm)
- **haram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-haram)
- **hamza** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-hamza)
- **hammy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-hammy)
- **hammer** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-hammer)
- **Harman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-harman)
- **hazmat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-hazmat)
- **Haslam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hammam-vs-haslam)
- **Hamm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamm-vs-hammam)
- **Hama** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hama-vs-hammam)
- **Hamas** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamas-vs-hammam)
- **Hamad** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hamad-vs-hammam)
- **Hallam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hallam-vs-hammam)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahmmam`, `hamam`, `hamamm`, `hammamm`, `hammma`, `hhammam`, `hmamam`

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