Nehemiah

Name: Nehemiah, English Word Data
Creator: Wiktionary
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/ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/

//ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə// name

By PlainSpell · According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA) · analyzed May 6, 2026

The verdict

“Nehemiah” has 11 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #44,959. The variants make it a useful spelling check.

#44,959
frequency rank, English: 24,391
“N” headwords: 11
tracked misspellings

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed May 6, 2026) - A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

Key facts for Nehemiah
Property	Value
Headword	Nehemiah
Language	English
Part of speech	Proper noun
IPA	/ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/
Letters	8
Frequency rank	#44,959
Misspellings tracked	11
Confusable pairs	0
Source	Wiktionary (kaikki.org)

Where “Nehemiah” sits in English frequency

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

#44,959

#1#100#1K#10K#100K

← used constantlyrarely used →

Scale is logarithmic (each tick is 10× rarer). Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

A misspelling magnet

The generator records 11 spelling variants around Nehemiah (IPA /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #44,959 among 24,391 “N” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.

Our generated misspelling index lists 11 likely wrong-spelling variants for Nehemiah, with forms such as "enhemiah", "neehmiah", and "neheimah". Each of these forms differs from the correct spelling by one small edit: a doubled letter, a dropped silent letter, or a substituted vowel. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Etymologically, the entry records: From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”). The correct English form is Nehemiah, spelled N-E-H-E-M-I-A-H.

Definition

1
A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
2
The sixteenth book of the Old Testament of the Bible, and a book of the Tanakh.
3
A male given name from Hebrew of biblical origin.

Etymology

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”).

This word in other languages

Nehemías(Español)Néhémie(Français)Nehemia(Deutsch)

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as:

enhemiah
neehmiah
neheimah
nehemaih
nehemiahh
nehemiha
nehemmiah
nehhemiah
nehmeiah
nheemiah
nnehemiah

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Nehemiah - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.

Edit distance from "Nehemiah"

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 "Nehemiah"?

"Nehemiah" is spelled N-E-H-E-M-I-A-H. The IPA pronunciation is /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/.

What does "Nehemiah" mean?

As a proper noun, "Nehemiah" means: A governor of Judea who was, according to the Tanakh, sent by the king of Persia to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

What are common misspellings of "Nehemiah"?

Common misspellings include "enhemiah", "neehmiah", "neheimah", "nehemaih", "nehemiahh". The correct spelling is "Nehemiah".

How do you pronounce "Nehemiah"?

The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Nehemiah" is /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.

What is the origin of the word "Nehemiah"?

From Hebrew נְחֶמְיָה (“consolation of Yahweh”). See the full etymology section above for more details.

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Using “Nehemiah”

The practical upshot for anyone who landed here from a spell-check.

The one correct English spelling is N-E-H-E-M-I-A-H - every other letter order is a misspelling in standard orthography.
Say it as /ˌniː(h)əˈmaɪə/ (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.