Uriah
/jʊəˈɹaɪə/
"uriah" is a 5-letter English headword indexed on PlainSpell.
The verdict
“Uriah” has 6 generated spelling variants in the English index at frequency #49,127. The variants make it a useful spelling check.
- #49,127
- frequency rank, English
- 1,433
- “U” headwords
- 6
- tracked misspellings
- 11
- confusable pairs
According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Any of a number of Old Testament men.
Corpus desk
Index EN-uriah · Uriah · English
Uriah · rank #49,127 · 6 variants · 11 confusables
- FREQ-MID #49,127
- LEN-MID 5 letters
- VOW-3 3 vowels
- CONFUS-MID 11 pairs
- VAR-MID 6 variants
- BOOK-MID 1,433
- PHOTO-FINISH unspoiled
Nearest frequency peer: unspoiled (-2 rank slots)
Read with this headword: Spelling guide for this pattern
Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.
Rank peers near misspelling magnet “Uriah”
Same rarity band: useful when a typo lands on a peer headword
- unsatisfying
unsatisfying
50,878 corpus weight
- unsophistic…
unsophisticated
50,877 corpus weight
- unspoiled
unspoiled
50,876 corpus weight
- Uriah
Uriah
50,874 corpus weight
- vaca
vaca
50,871 corpus weight
- Veneto
Veneto
50,870 corpus weight
What this shows “Uriah” sits among these FrequencyWords peers; misspelling depth is tracked separately in the edit-distance chart.
Visual similarity to commonly confused words
How many letter changes separate each confused pair (Levenshtein distance, normalized).
Source: PlainSpell confusable corpus (Wiktionary, CC BY-SA).
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Headword | Uriah |
| Language | English |
| Part of speech | Proper noun |
| IPA | /jʊəˈɹaɪə/ |
| Letters | 5 |
| Frequency rank | #49,127 |
| Misspellings tracked | 6 |
| Confusable pairs | 11 |
| Source | Wiktionary (kaikki.org) |
Frequency seat of misspelling magnet “Uriah”
A misspelling magnet
The generator records 6 spelling variants around Uriah (IPA /jʊəˈɹaɪə/), aproper noun. Corpus frequency is #49,127 among 1,433 “U” headwords. Wiktionary lists 3 senses, so context still picks the gloss.
Our generated misspelling index lists 6 likely wrong-spelling variants for Uriah, with forms such as "ruiah", "uirah", and "uraih". Each variant is a distinct typo pattern an edit-distance generator flags, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution. It also participates in 11 confusable-pair relationships, "Utah", "uric", "urine", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.
Etymologically, the entry records: From Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ūriyyā, literally “God is my light”). The correct English form is Uriah, spelled U-R-I-A-H.
Definition
- 1Any of a number of Old Testament men.
- 2Any of a number of Old Testament men.
- 3A male given name from Hebrew of Biblical origin.
Recorded use
Wiktionary examplesThese source excerpts show how Uriah appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.
And he wrote in the letter, saying, Set ye Uriah in the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from him, that he may be smitten, and die.
Some devout Christians are among the most fervent advocates of the death penalty, contradicting Jesus Christ and misinterpreting Holy Scriptures and numerous examples of mercy. We remember God’s forgiveness of Cain, who killed Abel, and the adulterer King David, who arranged the killing of Uriah, the husband of Bathsheba, his lover.
Etymology
From Biblical Hebrew אוּרִיָּה ('ūriyyā, literally “God is my light”).
Synonyms
This word in other languages
Common misspellings
Also misspelled as:
- ruiah
- uirah
- uraih
- uriahh
- uriha
- urriah
Misspelling Pattern Breakdown
How far each generated variant is from the correct spelling of Uriah - measured in single-character edits (insert, delete, or substitute a letter). Larger bars are easier to catch; one-edit slips are the sneakiest.
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.
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Similar English words by spelling shape
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Same letter count
Frequency-ranked English headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).
Similar misspelling depth
Headwords with a similar count of attested misspellings (6 here; floor ≥5).