Hiroshima
/hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/
"hiroshima" is a 9-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Hiroshima” has 13 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #20,381. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #20,381
- frequency rank, English
- 23,837
- “H” headwords
- 13
- tracked misspellings
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Hiroshima |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ |
| Letters | 9 |
| Frequency rank | #20,381 |
| Misspellings tracked | 13 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Hiroshima” sits in English frequency
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 13 spelling variants around Hiroshima (IPA /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #20,381 among 23,837 “H” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 13 likely wrong-spelling variants for Hiroshima, with forms such as "hhiroshima", "hiorshima", and "hirohsima". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.
Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima). The correct English form is Hiroshima, spelled H-I-R-O-S-H-I-M-A.
Definition
- 1A prefecture in southwestern Honshu, Japan.
- 2The capital city of Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan; the target of the first atomic bomb dropped in warfare on August 6, 1945.
- 3The 1945 atomic bombing of the city.
Etymology
Borrowed from Japanese 広(ひろ)島(しま) (Hiroshima).
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- hhiroshima
- hiorshima
- hirohsima
- hiroshhima
- hiroshiam
- hiroshimma
- hiroshmia
- hirosihma
- hirosshima
- hirroshima
- hirsohima
- hrioshima
- ihroshima
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Hiroshima - 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.
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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Using “Hiroshima”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is H-I-R-O-S-H-I-M-A - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /hɪ(ə)ˈɹɒʃɪmə/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
- Browse more English words and confusable pairs in the same reference. English words
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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.