Mahomet
/mɑˈhoʊmɛt/
"mahomet" is a 7-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Mahomet” is uncommon English (frequency #95,104 among 4,057 “M” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.
- #95,104
- frequency rank, English
- 4,057
- “M” headwords
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Alternative spelling of Muhammad (the prophet who introduced Islam).
Corpus desk
Index EN-mahomet · Mahomet · English
Mahomet · rank #95,104 · 0 variants · 0 confusables
- FREQ-RARE #95,104
- LEN-LONG 7 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-0 No pairs
- VAR-0 0 variants
- BOOK-MID 4,057
- PHOTO-FINISH Mahar
Nearest frequency peer: Mahar (-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 “Mahomet”
Sparse band: bars invert rank so rarer forms read shorter
- macky
macky
4,903 corpus weight
- MacPhail
MacPhail
4,902 corpus weight
- Mahar
Mahar
4,898 corpus weight
- Mahomet
Mahomet
4,897 corpus weight
- makai
makai
4,896 corpus weight
- malnourishm…
malnourishment
4,893 corpus weight
What this shows Long-tail view: where “Mahomet” sits against similarly uncommon English ranks.
| 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) |
Long-tail rank of “Mahomet” in English
Rare enough to double-check
Mahomet is uncommon English at frequency #95,104 among 4,057 “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).
Recorded use
Wiktionary exampleThese source excerpts show how Mahomet appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
The sultan and all his grandees, confident in the means of protection, entered the serraglio, took down the sangiac-sheriff, or sacred standard of Mahomet, and, headed by a number of Oulemas reciting apposite passages from the Koran, proceeded forthwith to the imperial mosque of Achmet, in the square of the Hippodrome, at a very few paces from the palace.
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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