# Harlem

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈhɑː(ɹ)ləm/ · frequency rank #13,732

## Definitions
1. A neighborhood in northern Manhattan, New York County, New York City, New York State, United States, currently known for its black population and the culture thereof.
2. Obsolete form of Haarlem: a city in Randstad, North Holland, Netherlands.

## Etymology
(New York City): From Dutch Nieuw Haarlem (“new Haarlem”), the original name of the area under the Dutch control, after Haarlem, a city in the Netherlands.

## Easily confused with
- **harm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harm)
- **Harvey** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harvey)
- **harper** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harper)
- **Harley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harley)
- **harmed** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harmed)
- **Hayley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-hayley)
- **hurley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-hurley)
- **hurled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-hurled)
- **Harlow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harlow)
- **Hawley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-hawley)
- **Haslam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-haslam)
- **harlot** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-harlot)
- **Hartley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harlem-vs-hartley)
- **hare** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hare-vs-harlem)
- **hale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hale-vs-harlem)
- **Haley** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haley-vs-harlem)
- **haram** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/haram-vs-harlem)
- **Halle** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/halle-vs-harlem)
- **harem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/harem-vs-harlem)
- **Hales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hales-vs-harlem)

## Common misspellings (9)
`ahrlem`, `halrem`, `harelm`, `harlemm`, `harllem`, `harlme`, `harrlem`, `hharlem`, `hralem`

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