harmonia

/hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/

//hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə// noun

"harmonia" is a 8-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“harmonia” is uncommon English (frequency #82,372 among 23,837 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,372
frequency rank, English
23,837
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.

Corpus desk

Index EN-harmonia · harmonia · English

harmonia · rank #82,372 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,372
  • LEN-LONG 8 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-DENSE 23,837
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hardt

Nearest frequency peer: Hardt (-1 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.

Frequency neighbourhood for “harmonia”

Lower corpus rank = more everyday usage (inverted bar length for readability)

corpus weight

What this shows Bars show where “harmonia” sits against the nearest ranked English headwords in the FrequencyWords band, not a reprint of letter-browse containment.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of May 6, 2026
Key facts for harmonia
PropertyValue
Headwordharmonia
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/
Letters8
Frequency rank#82,372
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “harmonia” sits in English frequency

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right). harmonia lands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
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Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

harmonia is uncommon English at frequency #82,372 among 23,837 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.

harmonia has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter sequence doesn't invite the usual edit-distance slips. This entry stands alone in our confusable dataset, since nothing in our dataset looks or sounds close enough to cause mix-ups.

Etymologically, the entry records: Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony. The correct English form is harmonia, spelled H-A-R-M-O-N-I-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
  2. 2
    The soul regarded as a harmonious blend of the parts of the physical body.

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony.

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.

PlainSpell is rendered directly from structured Wiktionary extracts and open word-frequency lists, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error. Data current as of May 6, 2026. Primary sources: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) and FrequencyWords.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "harmonia"?
"harmonia" is spelled H-A-R-M-O-N-I-A. The IPA pronunciation is /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/.
What does "harmonia" mean?
As a noun, "harmonia" means: A harmonic mode in ancient Greek music, characterized by a particular set of chords and rhythmic patterns.
How do you pronounce "harmonia"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harmonia" is /hɑːˈməʊ̯.niː.ə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What is the origin of the word "harmonia"?
Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ᾰ̔ρμονῐ́ᾱ (hărmonĭ́ā). Doublet of harmony. See the full etymology section above for more details.
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Similar English words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "harmonia", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 8 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Data Source

Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Word ordering uses an open word-frequency list; misspelling variants are generated by edit-distance from the correct headword.

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list