# Salam

> English word · Proper noun · frequency rank #28,706

## Definitions
1. A Meitei surname from Manipuri

## Etymology
From Manipuri ꯁꯂꯥꯝ (salām).

## Easily confused with
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sam)
- **SLA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sla)
- **sale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sale)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-salt)
- **slim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slim)
- **spam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-spam)
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slam)
- **slap** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slap)
- **Sara** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sara)
- **scam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-scam)
- **slab** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slab)
- **sham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sham)
- **seam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-seam)
- **slay** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slay)
- **swam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-swam)
- **slum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slum)
- **slag** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-slag)
- **Siam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-siam)
- **SATA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sata)
- **sola** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-sola)

## Common misspellings (6)
`aslam`, `saalm`, `salamm`, `sallam`, `slaam`, `ssalam`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salam