Hashem
/hɑˈʃɛm/
"hashem" is a 6-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hashem” is uncommon English (frequency #50,556 among 2,646 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #50,556
- frequency rank, English
- 2,646
- “H” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
Corpus desk
Index EN-hashem · Hashem · English
Hashem · rank #50,556 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #50,556
- LEN-LONG 6 letters
- VOW-2 2 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 2,646
- PHOTO-FINISH Harte
Nearest frequency peer: Harte (-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.
Long-tail ranks near “Hashem”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- halide
halide
49,449 corpus weight
- handbrake
handbrake
49,448 corpus weight
- haphazardly
haphazardly
49,447 corpus weight
- Harte
Harte
49,446 corpus weight
- Hashem
Hashem
49,445 corpus weight
- headfirst
headfirst
49,442 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Hashem” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hashem |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /hɑˈʃɛm/ |
| Letters | 6 |
| Frequency rank | #50,556 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Long-tail rank of “Hashem” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Hashem is uncommon English at frequency #50,556 among 2,646 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /hɑˈʃɛm/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 2 senses are on record.
Zero misspellings are on record for Hashem in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. No confusable counterpart is on file for this word, a sign it's visually distinctive enough not to be mixed up with another word.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém, literally “the name”), likely via Yiddish השם (hashem). The correct English form is Hashem, spelled H-A-S-H-E-M.
Definition
- 1A substitute for the Tetragrammaton.
- 2A name used by many Jews in ordinary conversation to refer to God.
Etymology
From Hebrew הַשֵּׁם (hashém, literally “the name”), likely via Yiddish השם (hashem).
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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Frequency-ranked English headwords with 6 letters (nearest by frequency rank).