Mehr

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"mehr" is a 4-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.

The verdict

“Mehr” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #48,349. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#48,349
frequency rank, English
4,057
“M” headwords
6
tracked misspellings
20
confusable pairs

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

Corpus desk

Index EN-mehr · Mehr · English

Mehr · rank #48,349 · 6 variants · 20 confusables

  • FREQ-MID #48,349
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-1 1 vowel
  • CONFUS-HIGH 20 pairs
  • VAR-MID 6 variants
  • BOOK-MID 4,057
  • PHOTO-FINISH melodious

Nearest frequency peer: melodious (+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.

Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Mehr”

Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword

corpus weight

What this shows “Mehr” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026

Visual similarity to commonly confused words

How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).

Mehr vs Mr
50% similar
Mehr vs MH
25% similar
Mehr vs men
25% similar

Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).

Key facts for Mehr
PropertyValue
HeadwordMehr
LanguageEnglish
Part of speechProper noun
Letters4
Frequency rank#48,349
Misspellings tracked6
Confusable pairs20
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Mehr”

Every-word frequency runs from the handful of words we use constantly (left) to the long tail used once in a blue moon (right).Mehrlands here:

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

The axis is logarithmic, with each marked tick roughly ten times rarer than the last. Same rarity band neighbours include “melodious” (#48,350), “microfinance” (#48,351), “MCP” (#48,346). Among 4,057 “M” headwords, “Mehr” is #48,349. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 6 spelling variants around Mehr, aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #48,349 among 4,057 “M” headwords. Dominant gloss: "The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.".

Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Mehr, with forms such as "emhr", "mehhr", and "mehrr". 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. It also participates in 20 confusable-pair relationships, "Mr", "MH", "men", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

Etymologically, the entry records: Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre. The correct English form is Mehr, spelled M-E-H-R.

Definition

  1. 1
    The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how Mehr appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Under the full moon of the month of Mehr, with the torches hissing, the African and the Frank circled an ambit of packed earth.

Etymology

Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre.

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

  • emhr
  • mehhr
  • mehrr
  • merh
  • mher
  • mmehr

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Mehr - 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.

emhr2mehhr1mehrr1merh2mher2mmehr1
Edit distance from "Mehr"

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 "Mehr"?
"Mehr" is spelled M-E-H-R.
What does "Mehr" mean?
As a proper noun, "Mehr" means: The seventh solar month of the Persian calendar.
What words are commonly confused with "Mehr"?
"Mehr" is commonly confused with "Mr", "MH", "men". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
What is the origin of the word "Mehr"?
Borrowed from Persian مهر (mehr). Doublet of Mithras and mitre. 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 "Mehr", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked English headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Similar misspelling depth

Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list