# Siam

> English word · Proper noun · IPA /saɪˈæm/ · frequency rank #25,926

## Definitions
1. Former name of Thailand: a country in Southeast Asia.

## Etymology
Borrowed from Portuguese Sciam (“Thailand”), from Thai สยาม (sà-yǎam, “Siam, historical name”), from Pali suvaṇṇabhūmi (“land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), the same root as Shan and probably Assam.

## Easily confused with
- **SM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sm)
- **six** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-six)
- **sir** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sir)
- **sit** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sit)
- **sin** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sin)
- **sum** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sum)
- **spa** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-spa)
- **SIM** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sim)
- **sip** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sip)
- **sis** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sis)
- **sic** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sic)
- **Sid** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sid)
- **STA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sta)
- **sig** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sig)
- **som** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-som)
- **sie** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sie)
- **ska** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-ska)
- **sil** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sil)
- **SMA** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-sma)
- **Siu** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/siam-vs-siu)

## Common misspellings (4)
`isam`, `siamm`, `sima`, `ssiam`

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