haim

^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\

/^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\/ noun

The verdict

“haim” is uncommon French (frequency #65,982 among 1,969 “H” headwords), classed as a noun. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#65,982
frequency rank, French
1,969
“H” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - Crochet de l’hameçon.

Corpus desk

Index FR-haim · haim · French

haim · rank #65,982 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #65,982
  • LEN-MID 4 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 1,969
  • PHOTO-FINISH Haag

Nearest frequency peer: Haag (-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.

Rangs de longue queue près de « haim »

Bande clairsemée: les barres inversent le rang pour que le rare se lise plus court

corpus weight

What this shows Vue de longue queue: où « haim » se situe face à des rangs français aussi rares.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for haim
PropertyValue
Headwordhaim
LanguageFrench
Part of speechNoun
IPA^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\
Letters4
Frequency rank#65,982
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Longue queue: rang de « haim » en français

La fréquence va de la poignée de mots du quotidien (gauche) à la longue queue presque jamais vue (droite).haimtombe dans cette queue de rareté:

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

L'axe est logarithmique: chaque tic marque environ dix fois moins de fréquence. Voisins rares de la même bande: « Haag » (#65,981), « guérisse » (#65,980), « happened » (#65,984). Parmi 1,969 lemmes en « H », « haim » est au #65,982. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

haim is uncommon French at frequency #65,982 among 1,969 “H” headwords, classed as anoun, transcribed ^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "Crochet de l’hameçon.".

We couldn't generate a plausible misspelling set for haim, a straightforward case of a spelling with little room for common typos. This headword has no recorded confusable partner, which tends to mean the word is visually distinctive enough to stand on its own.

Wiktionary doesn't record an etymology for this headword, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. The correct French form is haim, spelled H-A-I-M.

Definition

  1. 1
    Crochet de l’hameçon.

Recorded use

Wiktionary examples

These source excerpts show how haim appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Quand on se sert de ces menises pour amorcer les haims , comme la plupart sont petits, on est presque toujours obligé de les broquer par les yeux […]
  2. L’anguille chien est très-goulue […] Lorsqu’elle est prise à l’hameçon, on remarque qu’elle a avalé l’haim de manière à le faire parvenir jusqu’à l’œsophage, tandis que les anguilles ordinaires ne sont retenues avec l’hameçon que par la partie antérieure de leur palais.

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

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "haim"?
"haim" is spelled H-A-I-M. The IPA pronunciation is ^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\.
What does "haim" mean?
As a noun, "haim" means: Crochet de l’hameçon.
How do you pronounce "haim"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "haim" is ^((h aspiré))\ɛ̃\. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "haim" come from?
"haim" is a French 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 French words by spelling shape

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

Same letter count

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

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

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list