Mahomet
/mɑˈhoʊmɛt/
"mahomet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mahomet” is uncommon English (frequency #95,104 among 36,575 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,104
- frequency rank, English
- 36,575
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Mahomet |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/ |
| Letters | 7 |
| Frequency rank | #95,104 |
| Misspellings tracked | 0 |
| Confusable pairs | 0 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Where “Mahomet” sits in English frequency
Rare enough to double-check
Mahomet is uncommon English at frequency #95,104 among 36,575 “M” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).".
Mahomet has no tracked misspelling variants, since its letter pattern doesn't lend itself to common typo substitutions. 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: From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad. The correct English form is Mahomet, spelled M-A-H-O-M-E-T.
Definition
- 1Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
Etymology
From Middle English Macomet, from Latin Machometus, Mahometus, from Arabic مُحَمَّد (muḥammad). Doublet of Muhammad.
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 “Mahomet”
The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.
- The one correct English spelling is M-A-H-O-M-E-T - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
- Say it as /mɑˈhoʊmɛt/ (IPA); tap the speaker on the pronunciation badge to hear it where audio exists.
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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.