Isham

name

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

The verdict

“Isham” is uncommon English (frequency #82,415 among 2,140 “I” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#82,415
frequency rank, English
2,140
“I” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - A placename:

Corpus desk

Index EN-isham · Isham · English

Isham · rank #82,415 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #82,415
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 2,140
  • PHOTO-FINISH Isreal

Nearest frequency peer: Isreal (+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 “Isham”

Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter

corpus weight

What this shows Long-tail view: where “Isham” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Isham
PropertyValue
HeadwordIsham
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters5
Frequency rank#82,415
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Long-tail rank of “Isham” in English

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).Ishamfalls in this rarity band:

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

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Rare peers in the same band: “Isreal” (#82,416), “instep” (#82,413), “isthmian” (#82,417). Among 2,140 “I” headwords, “Isham” is #82,415. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Isham is uncommon English at frequency #82,415 among 2,140 “I” headwords, classed as aproper noun. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. 3 senses are on record.

Zero misspellings are on record for Isham in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable English rules. Our confusable-pair dataset has no match for it, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

Etymologically, the entry records: From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”). The correct English form is Isham, spelled I-S-H-A-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    A placename:
  2. 2
    A placename:
  3. 3
    A habitational surname from Old English.

Etymology

From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”).

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 "Isham"?
"Isham" is spelled I-S-H-A-M.
What does "Isham" mean?
As a proper noun, "Isham" means: A placename:
What is the origin of the word "Isham"?
From the name of the River Ise + Old English hām (“homestead”). 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 "Isham", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

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

jarry#82,422Joppa#82,433JROTC#82,435Hardt#82,371

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list