# hymn

> English word · Noun · IPA /hɪm/ · frequency rank #12,791

## Definitions
1. A song of praise or worship, especially a religious one.

## Etymology
From Middle English ymne, from Old English ymen (reinforced by Old French ymne), from Latin hymnus, borrowed from Ancient Greek ὕμνος (húmnos).

## Easily confused with
- **hype** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hymn-vs-hype)
- **Hyun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hymn-vs-hyun)
- **hypo** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hymn-vs-hypo)
- **hyung** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hymn-vs-hyung)
- **hm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hm-vs-hymn)
- **hn** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hn-vs-hymn)
- **him** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/him-vs-hymn)
- **ham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/ham-vs-hymn)
- **hmm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hmm-vs-hymn)
- **han** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/han-vs-hymn)
- **hon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hon-vs-hymn)
- **hum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hum-vs-hymn)
- **hen** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hen-vs-hymn)
- **HMS** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hms-vs-hymn)
- **hun** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hun-vs-hymn)
- **hem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hem-vs-hymn)
- **hye** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hye-vs-hymn)
- **Hom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hom-vs-hymn)
- **hin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hin-vs-hymn)
- **hrm** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/hrm-vs-hymn)

## Common misspellings (7)
`hhymn`, `hmyn`, `hymmn`, `hymnn`, `hynm`, `hyymn`, `yhmn`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/hymn