hemorrhage

/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/

//ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ// noun

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"hemorrhage" is a 10-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“hemorrhage” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #25,406. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#25,406
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
13
tracked misspellings
2
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A heavy release of blood within or from the body.

Corpus desk

Index EN-hemorrhage · hemorrhage · English

hemorrhage · rank #25,406 · 13 variants · 2 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #25,406
  • LEN-MEGA 10 letters
  • VOW-4 4 vowels
  • CONFUS-LOW 2 pairs
  • VAR-HIGH 13 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH heathen

Nearest frequency peer: heathen (-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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “hemorrhage”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “hemorrhage” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

hemorrhage vs hemorrhagic
82% similar
hemorrhage vs haemorrhage
91% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for hemorrhage
PropertyValue
Headwordhemorrhage
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechNoun
IPA/ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/
Letters10
Frequency rank#25,406
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs2
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “hemorrhage”

Word frequency stretches from the small set of words we reach for constantly (left) out to the long tail barely used once in a while (right).hemorrhagelands here:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Same rarity band neighbours include “heathen” (#25,405), “hereafter” (#25,407), “hearth” (#25,404). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “hemorrhage” is #25,406. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 13 spelling variants around hemorrhage (IPA /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/), anoun. Corpus frequency is #25,406 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for hemorrhage, with forms such as "ehmorrhage", "hemmorrhage", and "hemorhage". Every one of these variants traces to a single-character edit -- an added or dropped letter, a swapped consonant, or a vowel swap -- the kind of slip a spell-checker is built to catch. It also participates in 2 confusable-pair relationships, "hemorrhagic", "haemorrhage", a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgn… The correct English form is hemorrhage, spelled H-E-M-O-R-R-H-A-G-E.

Definition

  1. 1
    A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
  2. 2
    A sudden or significant loss

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how hemorrhage appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. We got news that he died of a hemorrhage.
  2. the fiscal hemorrhage that has resulted from financial globalization

Etymology

From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγνῡμῐ (rhḗgnūmĭ) for more.

Synonyms

bleedingbleedhemorrhea

This word in other languages

hemorragia(Español)hémorragie(Français)Blutung(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • ehmorrhage
  • hemmorrhage
  • hemorhage
  • hemorhrage
  • hemorrahge
  • hemorrhaeg
  • hemorrhagge
  • hemorrhgae
  • hemorrhhage
  • hemrorhage
  • heomrrhage
  • hhemorrhage
  • hmeorrhage

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of hemorrhage - counted as single-character edits (an insertion, a deletion, or a substituted letter). The larger the bar, the easier the typo is to spot; one-edit slips are the ones that sneak past readers.

ehmorrhage2hemmorrhage1hemorhage1hemorhrage2hemorrahge2hemorrhaeg2hemorrhagge1hemorrhgae2
Edit distance from "hemorrhage"

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.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "hemorrhage"?
"hemorrhage" is spelled H-E-M-O-R-R-H-A-G-E. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/.
What does "hemorrhage" mean?
As a noun, "hemorrhage" means: A heavy release of blood within or from the body.
What words are commonly confused with "hemorrhage"?
"hemorrhage" is commonly confused with "hemorrhagic", "haemorrhage". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "hemorrhage"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "hemorrhage" is /ˈhɛm(ə)ɹɪd͡ʒ/. 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 "hemorrhage"?
From Latin haemorrhagia, from Ancient Greek αἱμορραγία (haimorrhagía, “a violent bleeding”), from αἱμορραγής (haimorrhagḗs, “bleeding violently”), from αἷμα (haîma, “blood”) + -ραγία (-ragía), from ῥηγνύναι (rhēgnúnai, “to break, burst”); see ῥήγν... 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 "hemorrhage", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 10 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

evangelist#25,378jeopardize#25,437elasticity#25,371Marguerite#25,466

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (13 here; floor ≥5).

hereafter13 variantshoroscope13 variantsdelegated13 variantscustodial13 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list