Hiram

/ˈhaɪɹəm/

//ˈhaɪɹəm// name

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"hiram" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Hiram” has 7 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #30,828. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#30,828
frequency rank, English
2,646
“H” headwords
7
tracked misspellings
17
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A king of Tyre. (biblical character)

Corpus desk

Index EN-hiram · Hiram · English

Hiram · rank #30,828 · 7 variants · 17 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #30,828
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-HIGH 17 pairs
  • VAR-MID 7 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,646
  • PHOTO-FINISH Hindustan

Nearest frequency peer: Hindustan (-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 “Hiram”

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

corpus weight

What this shows “Hiram” 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).

Hiram vs hrm
40% similar
Hiram vs hire
40% similar
Hiram vs hiya
40% similar

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

Key facts for Hiram
PropertyValue
HeadwordHiram
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA/ˈhaɪɹəm/
Letters5
Frequency rank#30,828
Misspellings tracked7
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Hiram”

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).Hiramlands here:

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

Ticks step logarithmically, so each one marks a roughly tenfold drop in how often the word turns up. Same rarity band neighbours include “Hindustan” (#30,827), “hiked” (#30,826), “hereinafter” (#30,825). Among 2,646 “H” headwords, “Hiram” is #30,828. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 7 spelling variants around Hiram (IPA /ˈhaɪɹəm/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #30,828 among 2,646 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 2 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 7 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hiram, with forms such as "hhiram", "hiarm", and "hiramm". 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 17 confusable-pair relationships, "hrm", "hire", "hiya", and more, a pairing that trips writers up because the two words share enough sound or shape to blur together.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”). The correct English form is Hiram, spelled H-I-R-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A king of Tyre. (biblical character)
  2. 2
    A male given name from Hebrew, taken into use by Puritans in the seventeenth century.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

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

  1. And Hiram king of Tyre sent his servants unto Solomon; for he had heard that they had anointed him king in the room of his father: for Hiram was ever a lover of David.
  2. Harm. It wasn't even a nickname. It was just the way folks had always pronounced his first name Hiram, in mountain dialect, a long "i" sound blending the two syllables into an aspirated breath.

Etymology

From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”).

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • hhiram
  • hiarm
  • hiramm
  • hirma
  • hirram
  • hriam
  • ihram

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hiram - expressed in single-character edits (insert, delete, or swap one letter). Bigger bars stand out at a glance; a one-edit slip is the hardest to catch.

hhiram1hiarm2hiramm1hirma2hirram1hriam2ihram2
Edit distance from "Hiram"

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 "Hiram"?
"Hiram" is spelled H-I-R-A-M. The IPA pronunciation is /ˈhaɪɹəm/.
What does "Hiram" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hiram" means: A king of Tyre. (biblical character)
What words are commonly confused with "Hiram"?
"Hiram" is commonly confused with "hrm", "hire", "hiya". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "Hiram"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hiram" is /ˈhaɪɹəm/. 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 "Hiram"?
From Biblical Hebrew חִירָם (Ḥirám, “high-born”), possibly from Phoenician, or a shortened form of אֲחִירָם ('aḥirám, “brother of the exalted”). 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 "Hiram", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

hiked#30,826haves#30,822Galen#30,807Inuit#30,849

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (7 here; floor ≥5).

Keats7 variantsFalco7 variantsencode7 variantsMarko7 variants

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list