Hama

[ˈama]

/[ˈama]/ name

The verdict

“Hama” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #56,371 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a proper noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#56,371
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Ciudad de Siria. El río Orontes y sus márgenes, así como las norias de la ciudad, atraen a los escasos turistas occidentales.

Corpus desk

Index ES-hama · Hama · Spanish

Hama · rank #56,371 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #56,371
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hallaremos

Nearest frequency peer: hallaremos (-1 rank slots)

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.

Rangos de cola larga cerca de “Hama”

Banda escasa: las barras invierten el rango para que lo raro se lea más corto

corpus weight

What this shows Vista de cola larga: dónde “Hama” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for Hama
PropertyValue
HeadwordHama
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechProper noun
IPA[ˈama]
Letters4
Frequency rank#56,371
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “Hama” en español

La frecuencia va del puñado de palabras que usamos sin parar (izquierda) a la cola larga que apenas aparece (derecha).Hamacae en esta cola de rareza:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Los ticks avanzan en logaritmo; cada uno es del orden de diez veces más raro. Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hallaremos” (#56,370), “Hevia” (#56,373), “hackeada” (#56,368). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “Hama” va en #56,371. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

Hama is uncommon Spanish at frequency #56,371 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as aproper noun, transcribed [ˈama]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Ciudad de Siria. El río Orontes y sus márgenes, así como las norias de la ciudad, atraen a los escasos turistas occidentales.".

No generated misspelling entries exist for Hama in our index, typically a sign the spelling maps closely to how the word sounds. It is not paired with a close-neighbour confusable in our dataset, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

No documented word history exists for this headword, so any spelling logic here comes from how the word's sounds map to letters, not a documented origin story. The correct Spanish form is Hama, spelled H-A-M-A.

Definition

  1. 1
    Ciudad de Siria. El río Orontes y sus márgenes, así como las norias de la ciudad, atraen a los escasos turistas occidentales.

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 Spanish corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "Hama"?
"Hama" is spelled H-A-M-A. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈama].
What does "Hama" mean?
As a proper noun, "Hama" means: Ciudad de Siria. El río Orontes y sus márgenes, así como las norias de la ciudad, atraen a los escasos turistas occidentales.
How do you pronounce "Hama"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "Hama" is [ˈama]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "Hama" come from?
"Hama" is a Spanish word. PlainSpell's reference spans five languages -- English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German -- with definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for each.
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "Hama", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 4 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list