# Salem

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /ˈseɪləm/ · frequency rank #11,287

## Definitions
1. The biblical place ruled by Melchizedek; mostly identified with Jerusalem.
2. Any of several places in the USA:
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15. Any of several places in the USA:
16. A municipality of Stockholm, Sweden.
17. A town in Montserrat, which was evacuated and later resettled.
18. A female given name from Hebrew.

## Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew שָׁלֵם (šālēm) (Genesis 14:18).

## Easily confused with
- **Sam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sam)
- **sem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sem)
- **SLE** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sle)
- **same** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-same)
- **save** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-save)
- **seem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-seem)
- **salt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-salt)
- **stem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-stem)
- **sole** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sole)
- **slim** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-slim)
- **slam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-slam)
- **sane** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sane)
- **slew** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-slew)
- **slum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-slum)
- **sled** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sled)
- **Shem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-shem)
- **sate** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sate)
- **sales** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-sales)
- **scale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-scale)
- **saved** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-saved)

## Common misspellings (7)
`aslem`, `saelm`, `salemm`, `sallem`, `salme`, `slaem`, `ssalem`

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