harem

[aˈɾẽm]

/[aˈɾẽm]/ noun

The verdict

“harem” is uncommon Spanish (frequency #55,632 among 1,569 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#55,632
frequency rank, Spanish
1,569
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Variante poco usada de harén.

Corpus desk

Index ES-harem · harem · Spanish

harem · rank #55,632 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #55,632
  • LEN-MID 5 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,569
  • PHOTO-FINISH hacinados

Nearest frequency peer: hacinados (-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 “harem”

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 “harem” se sitúa frente a rangos españoles igualmente raros.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for harem
PropertyValue
Headwordharem
LanguageSpanish
Part of speechNoun
IPA[aˈɾẽm]
Letters5
Frequency rank#55,632
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Cola larga: rango de “harem” en español

De izquierda a derecha: las pocas palabras que cargan el habla diaria, luego la cola larga casi invisible.haremcae en esta cola de rareza:

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

La escala es logarítmica (cada marca ≈ 10× más rara). Vecinos raros de la misma franja: “hacinados” (#55,631), “Helm” (#55,633), “henna” (#55,635). Entre 1,569 lemas con “H”, “harem” va en #55,632. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

harem is uncommon Spanish at frequency #55,632 among 1,569 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed [aˈɾẽm]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Variante poco usada de harén.".

No misspelling variants are generated for harem in our index, which points to an orthography that plays by predictable Spanish rules. No close-neighbour confusable shows up for this headword in our dataset, which usually means its spelling is distinct enough that readers don't reach for a similar-looking word instead.

This entry carries no recorded etymology, so its spelling is easiest explained by how it's pronounced rather than where it came from. The correct Spanish form is harem, spelled H-A-R-E-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Variante poco usada de harén.

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 "harem"?
"harem" is spelled H-A-R-E-M. The IPA pronunciation is [aˈɾẽm].
What does "harem" mean?
As a noun, "harem" means: Variante poco usada de harén.
How do you pronounce "harem"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "harem" is [aˈɾẽm]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "harem" come from?
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Similar Spanish words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked Spanish headwords with 5 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list