# haram

> English word · Noun · IPA /həˈɹɑːm/ · frequency rank #16,484

## Definitions
1. A sin.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Arabic حَرَام (ḥarām). Doublet of harem and herem.

## Easily confused with
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hrm)
- **hard** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hard)
- **harm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harm)
- **hart** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hart)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hare)
- **harp** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harp)
- **Hari** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hari)
- **Hera** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hera)
- **hark** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hark)
- **hora** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hora)
- **harry** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harry)
- **harsh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harsh)
- **hardy** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hardy)
- **Hasan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hasan)
- **harem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harem)
- **Hiram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hiram)
- **hares** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hares)
- **Horan** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-horan)
- **Harps** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harps)
- **Hayat** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-hayat)

## Common misspellings (7)
`ahram`, `haarm`, `haramm`, `harma`, `harram`, `hharam`, `hraam`

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