# shalom

> English word · Interjection · IPA /ʃɑːˈloʊm/ · frequency rank #29,082

## Definitions
1. A traditional Jewish greeting or farewell.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Hebrew שָׁלוֹם (šālóm, “peace, well-being; Hello, good-bye”). Doublet of salaam, the same word via Arabic.

## Easily confused with
- **sham** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-sham)
- **shalt** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-shalt)
- **Sharon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-sharon)
- **slalom** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-slalom)
- **shazam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-shazam)
- **Shiloh** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shalom-vs-shiloh)
- **shall** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shall-vs-shalom)
- **salon** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salon-vs-shalom)
- **Salem** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salem-vs-shalom)
- **shale** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shale-vs-shalom)
- **Salam** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salam-vs-shalom)
- **shadow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shadow-vs-shalom)
- **Salome** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salome-vs-shalom)
- **shallow** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/shallow-vs-shalom)

## Common misspellings (9)
`hsalom`, `sahlom`, `shallom`, `shalmo`, `shalomm`, `shaolm`, `shhalom`, `shlaom`, `sshalom`

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